Silkscreen Scroll | Chinese Ancestors Royal Family Painting on Silkscreen

Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to be a powerful source of honor, protection, and good luck.