Chinese folk art painting. Painted on paper and mounted as a hanging scroll with wooden rods at top and botton; edged and partially backed with black silk. Depicts an elderly, white haired and bearded, seated man. Subject holds a fan in his right hand and strokes his very long beard with his left. He wears a lavender robe brocaded or embroidered with traditional Chinese symbols and floral motifs. A small golden crown-like device rests upon his head. W = 150.0 cm; L = 401.3 cm.
Donor:
Louis Shawl
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Louis Shawl
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Paint (coating), Paper (fiber product), Silk, and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)