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Lot #1: Vintage Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll

Current bid

$2.00

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Min bid required $3.00 ($3.54 with fees)

Time Remaining:

4d left

Location:

Bayridge Avenue, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 3J4

Pickup:

Sat, November 14 2026

Traditional Chinese ancestor portrait scroll. In very good condition with no rips, watermarks, stains, fading, holes or odours. Painted on silk with paper backing. Blue and white porcelain scroll ends at bottom. Calligraphy mark on upper right. Ten red stamped collector or family seals. Appears to be in full formal Qing style court attire, including a beaded court necklace (chaozhu) and an official hat with tall finial. Voluminous gown features many dragon motifs. Dragons were believed to symbols of fertility and masculine vitality. The ones on this gown have 5 claws, not four, indicating a noblemen of high rank. Boots with white soles indicate a man who never walked anywhere because he had a horse to ride. Ancestor seated on a throne above a footstool. Dimensions: 62" x 26.5" Pickup category timeslot {A}

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sat, November 14 2026

Category A: 10:00 AM - 02:30 PM

Pickup Location:  Bayridge Avenue, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 3J4 View Map (opens in new window)


Bidding Starts:

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 12:00:00 AM UTC

Bidding Ends:

Friday, November 13, 2026 between 2:45 AM and 3:15 AM

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Bid Date

Bid Amount

Nov 6, 2026, 4:08:35 AM UTC

$2.00

Nov 4, 2026, 3:55:09 AM UTC

$1.00

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