An Important Portrait of a First-Rank Court Official, 18th century Ink and color on silk 59-1/4 x 34-3/4 x 1-1/4 inches (150.5 x 88.3 x 3.2 cm) (frame) 56 x 31-1/4 inches (work) depicting an official seated on an armchair covered by tiger's skin, dressed in dark blue silk official court robe with a crane mandarin square (buzi), wearing a coral and jadeite court necklace, the official seated against a plain golden ground, on a patterned woven carpet Similar examples in the collections of: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S1991.57 and S1991.114. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Overall presents well with great colors. Scattered foxing on silk, especially visible to top right quadrant, commensurate with age. A few horizontal creasing along with loss of pigment, commensurate with age and age and handling. Not examined outside of the frame.