The Ancestors

NamePainting

Artist Zhao Rong Fang

CultureRed Yao

DateMay 10, 1899

Place madeGuangxi Province, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumMulberry paper, natural pigment, fiber cord, bamboo

Dimensions46 15/16 × 17 3/8 in. (119.3 × 44.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2014.53.2

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value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2014.53.2

DescriptionThere are five horizontal rows of images. Three spiral elements are at the top and at the bottom. Black spiral motifs with reddish color around them are present along the borders of the painting. There are four people at the top row and two people in the middle have red circles behind their heads. There are five people in each of the second and third row. There are four people in the fourth row and thirteen in the fifth row.