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Portrait scroll of seven generations of the same family

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A horizontal scroll painting depicting seven generations of a family. The image shows three fully visible figures and four cut off at the shoulders. All are wearing red robes with gold designs; the fully visible figures are: - Two women wearing headdresses with red, blue, and gold elements and white tassels; they have black hair and facial features obscured, and green inner garments. - One man wearing a black hat. The figures are evenly spaced, and between each is a blue vertical scroll with green borders and Chinese characters written on them, and red and green bases. The background is off-white, possibly paper.

Artwork details

Date:
18th or 19th century
Medium:
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 294 px
Museum record:
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