Bulletin, Issues 70-71The Museum, 1998 - China |
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During the turbulent years in China in the first half of this century , many Chinese ancestral portraits found their way to Western homes and museums . ? But whereas these portraits were much appreciated in Western homes because of ...
During the turbulent years in China in the first half of this century , many Chinese ancestral portraits found their way to Western homes and museums . ? But whereas these portraits were much appreciated in Western homes because of ...
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Conclusion The discussion of the general aspects of Chinese ancestral portraits has demonstrated that our present knowledge about these kind of portraits is based on a limited number of sources . Until recently , the study of ancestral ...
Conclusion The discussion of the general aspects of Chinese ancestral portraits has demonstrated that our present knowledge about these kind of portraits is based on a limited number of sources . Until recently , the study of ancestral ...
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The most important ritual object in the Chinese ancestral cult was alway the spirit - tablet . The ancestral portraits were painted by anonymous professional painters and only seldom were well - known painters commissioned to make ...
The most important ritual object in the Chinese ancestral cult was alway the spirit - tablet . The ancestral portraits were painted by anonymous professional painters and only seldom were well - known painters commissioned to make ...
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