A Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait, 17th Century
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17th Century

The scholar is depicted seated in a cloth-covered throne chair, dressed in draped blue robes and wearing a tall dark scholar's hat, a mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer table with various scholar's objects behind the figure, framed.

Sight 58 x 35 in., 147.3 x 88.9 cm.

Property from the Selma Orentreich Tanner Estate, New York, New York.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Property from the Selma Orentreich Tanner Estate, New York, New York.

來源：

紐約州紐約市Selma Orentreich Tanner女士遺產。

Height including frame 68 x 44 1/5 in.
Overall decent condition with light toning throughout the painting consistent with age. A large repair and repaint to the upper left corner suggested the original part was likely cutout. Smaller repairs to the mid-section of the painting. Some soiling and stains on the upper register and along the edges.

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Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors
Interiors by Freeman's.

Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.

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A Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait, 17th Century
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