Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

Chinese Ancestral Portrait

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

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Description

Chinese Ancestral Portrait

Ink and colors on silk mounted on stretched linen, depicting a seated male figure wearing a green and blue robe with black hat, a tiger pelt visible behind him, a ‘Yamanaka & Co’ label attributing the piece to the Ming Dynasty attached to the reverse, unframed

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 51 3/4 inches, Width: 33 5/8 inches (overall)

Condition: Fair, moderate dirt accumulation; item received conservation, including relining; losses to silk; discoloration; water damage to lower edge; puncture upper left quadrant; dent upper right quadrant; scuffs; scratches

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Fine Art > Asian Paintings & Prints

Estimated Sale Time: 12:37 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 23, 2022, 12:40 pm

Condition: Fair, moderate dirt accumulation; item received conservation, including relining; losses to silk; discoloration; water damage to lower edge; puncture upper left quadrant; dent upper right quadrant; scuffs; scratches

Dimensions: 51.75 x 33.625 in