

Portrait scroll of seven generations of the same family
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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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