Ancestor Painting, Couple in Blue and Black lamps-and-lanterns like our black lacquer model

like our black lacquer model seen above

This old school desk and matching stool have been refinished with a distressed

the scene shows a typical Chinese landscape

These wonderful coconut shells are worked by hand to show beautiful floral designs in open carving

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Ancestor Painting, Couple in Blue and Black lamps-and-lanterns like our black lacquer modelThis large ancestor portrait is a reproduction based on the paintings traditionally used in China for centuries for the practice of ancestor worship. Families would honour their ancestors with offerings placed on altar tables below their portraits, which would show either individuals, couples or in some cases several generations together. The subjects would be shown seated, dressed in official robes that displayed the square badges of their rank. Here