Ancestor Painting, Family furnish-feed our cream lacquer wardrobe is

our cream lacquer wardrobe is based on the thick framed 'square cornered' cabinets that were commonly made in Beijing and other parts of northern China

These rustic wooden buckets are from Shanxi in central China and date from the first half of the 20th century

on which it would have formed the main fascia over the entrance

The print works well as a single artwork or can be paired with the matching print

The random looking design of this warm elm

Ancestor Painting, Family furnish-feed our cream lacquer wardrobe isAncestor paintings like this one were an important part of the widespread Chinese practice of ancestor worship. Families would remember and worship their ancestors with offerings placed in front of these paintings. Portraits were painted from front on and usually close to life size, with the subjects normally seated and wearing robes to show their rank badge. In many cases the portrait would be of a single ancestor, but they could also be of a couple