Ancestor Group Portrait
Unknown Artist
1796–1820
Medium
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Dimensions
278.2 × 112.2 cm · painting only: 157.2 × 90.2 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Joyce G. Ames in honor of her husband B. Charles Ames
Accession Number
2019.82
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
From top to bottom this scroll features various generations of ancestors with men on the right and women on the left, 30 figures altogether. Inscribed tablets give their rank and relation within the family. Square badges on their robes indicate each figure's rank as an official. Scrolls of this type were displayed for worship at home during the New Year celebrations.