A pair of antique Chinese gouache and pencil paintings on paper. Qing dynasty, ca. 1830. The artworks are full-length portraits of a man and woman on trones, the clothes of the portraited indicates their high status and belonging to the court circle. This type of painting is named ancestral painting. It was a common comission in the Qing era and was created in workshops as the result of collaboration among several artists. Beige mat, golden bamboo-style frames. Collectible Asian Oriental Fine Art, Chinese Ancestor Portrait.