A CHINESE POLYCHROME PAINTED ANCESTOR PORTRAIT, QING DYNASTY (1668-1912), painted in colorful gouache and depicting an elderly high ranking nobleman wearing a red fur trimmed black hat and black overcoat, centering a square form rank badge of a flying crane and red sun, flanked by an amber bead necklace over court robes revealing a five claw roaring dragon, the ancestor seated on a raised chair draped with bright red silk needlework, within a rectangular glass covered black lacquer frame. Height: 58" Width: 29"