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Portrait of an Official

1600s–1700s

China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) - Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Painting only: 150.4 x 94.6 cm (59 3/16 x 37 1/4 in.); Including mounting: 233.7 x 123.5 cm (92 x 48 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection 1982.35
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Description

This official's portrait was done in the portrait painting style of the Ming dynasty.
A vertically oriented ink and color painting on silk depicts a portrait of a man with a light skin tone, mustache, and goatee facing forward. He wears a tall black hat and a red robe with a decorative chest patch of birds and clouds. Seated on a chair draped with tiger skin, he rests his feet on a footstool over a patterned rug. A long blue tassel hangs to our right.

Portrait of an Official

1600s–1700s

China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) - Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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