A Chinese gouache painting, late Qing dynasty, of an ancestor portrait, a lady in court robes with the fifth civil rank badge of a silver pheasant, seated in an armchair covered with a textile embroidered with foliage scrolls, above a carpet with precious objects and roundels of flowers, ink and colour on paper, image 115.8 x 72cm, framed Provenance: From a deceased estate of a British diplomat who was based in China. 清晚期 佚名 宗祠画 设色纸本 Condition report: Creases, cockling and foxing, stains and marks, splits with old repairs, colours faded. Glued to the board.