An Important Portrait of a Wife of a 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 a court lady seated on an armchair covered by tiger's skin, dressed in dark blue and ocre ground silk formal robe with embroidered with five-clawed dragons, wearing three court necklaces. the lady seated against a plain golden ground, on a patterned woven carpet Similar example in the collections of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Portrait of Wife of Hoshan, object number 42.141.13; National Portrait Gallery, Portrait of a Manchu Noblewoman, Exhibition: Facing East, March 2007. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Overall presents well with vibrant colors. Scattered foxing throughout, commensurate with age. Some horizontal creasing, commensurate with age and handling. Not examined outside of the frame.