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April Issue 2004
Gallery C in Raleigh, NC, Features Chinese Portraits
Gallery C in Raleigh, NC, has acquired twelve rare original portraits
from the Republic and Qing periods and will exhibit them through
Apr. 27, 2004. There will also be cultural artifacts on display
such as bamboo root teakettles, wooden well buckets, rustic hayforks
and other antiquities.
Chinese Ancestor Portraits are a tradition that date back to the 16th century. Painted on large scrolls, they were precious family heirlooms that ensured a family's continued good fortune. Honoring one's parents and grandparents, even after death, is a Chinese custom predating Confucius. These scrolls were unrolled in public rituals and kept in private shrines where they were honored with ceremony, food and incense. The subjects, painted before and sometimes after death, were captured with as much detail as possible to insure that no amout of ritual would be wasted on the wrong spirit.
For more information check our NC Commercial
Gallery listings, call the gallery at 919/828-3165, e-mail at
(art@galleryc.net) or at (www.galleryc.net).
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