A large Chinese ancestor portrait painting, 19th century, of an official and two ladies wearing traditional court robes, seated in armchairs with horseshoe-shaped back rails covered in red or green cloth, in front of a screen, their rank badges embroidered with a paradise flycatcher from the ninth civil rank, ink and colour on paper, 175 x 120cm, framed and glazed Provenance: The property of a European gentleman. 清十九世纪 佚名 宗祠画 设色纸本 Condition report: Creases and folding marks throughout. Some pigment losses. Small tears to edges. Tears with losses and restoration to the dress of the lady to the left. Water stains, losses and restoration to upper left corner. Restoration and water stains to upper right corner.