tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post6814538367401541873..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Paying Homage to the PastThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-57834201908685151122008-10-07T21:59:00.000-04:002008-10-07T21:59:00.000-04:00These are lovely examples, thank you for sharing t...These are lovely examples, thank you for sharing them. <BR/>Does anyone know of an artist that is making such paintings now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13396697879965300852008-06-21T16:19:00.000-04:002008-06-21T16:19:00.000-04:00so pretty! It is a single painting, not a pair, b...so pretty! It is a single painting, not a pair, but this is on ebay:<BR/>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=310059717013&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:PIC&ih=021Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-82464408567906463082008-06-18T11:48:00.000-04:002008-06-18T11:48:00.000-04:00I just saw a pair of ancestral portraits in a rece...I just saw a pair of ancestral portraits in a recent issue of Town & Country. I believe it was the May issue? This post shows some really stunning and timeless examples. Thanks for yet another great post!<BR/>JennyJenny Bova Associateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014526821905823372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-57880150398834200142008-06-17T09:39:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:39:00.000-04:00My husband's aunt - possibly the most stylish wome...My husband's aunt - possibly the most stylish women I know has a pair in her living room. They are stunning.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-10987293194643797742008-06-17T08:37:00.000-04:002008-06-17T08:37:00.000-04:00Thank you all for the additional information. It ...Thank you all for the additional information. It seems like others are as taken with these as I am!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-44594464280439679052008-06-17T07:08:00.000-04:002008-06-17T07:08:00.000-04:00What a thoughtful and interesting post and questio...What a thoughtful and interesting post and question. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>18th C art is so fine and fascinating it's frustrating not to be able to travel there! I understand those portraits hung in temples, hence the large scale. Useful to carry a wall.<BR/><BR/>The vivid colors are so wonderful, too, and the have a kind of flatness that still feels modern. <BR/><BR/>Since Elkins and Frank worked together it doesn't seem surprising both would use them. <BR/><BR/>I find Miles Redd to be a most intelligent designer, in all ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-4441849456626340122008-06-17T06:51:00.000-04:002008-06-17T06:51:00.000-04:00I have a pair and they are huge. One of a matriar...I have a pair and they are huge. One of a matriarch and another of a couple. They have a lot of personality and are really powerful in the room. We were told they are antique reproductions that were done in the late 1800's copying some from an earlier period. There is a really great article for anyone interested in their history and preservation:<BR/><BR/>http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v18/bp18-05.html<BR/><BR/>Excellent post!<BR/>SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-25602249878106706082008-06-17T05:50:00.000-04:002008-06-17T05:50:00.000-04:00I see them around here in Bangkok, and obviously a...I see them around here in Bangkok, and obviously a lot in Hong Kong, when I lived there before. There are a lot of reproductions, and possibly because of the fact that there is an abundance, and for the reasons you mention - their somewhat "spooky" characteristic, they are not something that I would use in any decoration, but I can see the fascination with their visual effect in the West, and I suppose there is no real difference to having family portraits of dead ancestors as in Europe, although the ghost connotation is absent in that culture.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-45776796900937871402008-06-16T22:27:00.000-04:002008-06-16T22:27:00.000-04:00I have always loved Chinese ancestral portraits. G...I have always loved Chinese ancestral portraits. Guess that goes with my love of portraits of all types. I'll never forget the first two I saw hanging in a living room amongst french antiques and low sofas back in the early 80's. Its classic and will never go out of style.Kellogg Collectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014348889982348539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-21004980593072496062008-06-16T21:35:00.000-04:002008-06-16T21:35:00.000-04:00These are all lovely, but I love that Miles used a...These are all lovely, but I love that Miles used a pair of them in his design, and scaled them perfect as well. Great post Jennifer!<BR/><BR/>~Kategirl meets glamourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355848615966403193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-31184816194436765532008-06-16T20:26:00.000-04:002008-06-16T20:26:00.000-04:00I love these ancestor portraits. In addition to t...I love these ancestor portraits. In addition to the history, what gorgeous colors, outfits, jewelry. I want a pair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-40091450825117232962008-06-16T16:34:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:34:00.000-04:00Love the Miles Redd room (what a surprise!) - even...Love the Miles Redd room (what a surprise!) - even OKA Direct used to sell a wonderful pair - it's been discontinued I noticed, but still - it was such a wonderful item for a catalogue to sell! Imagine.<BR/><BR/>Great post - as usual.<BR/>Joncotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-36679990984901668352008-06-16T16:14:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:14:00.000-04:00Love, love, love these. Very difficult to find bu...Love, love, love these. Very difficult to find but the real ones are old and large and REALLY make a statemment. If you can be patient w/ ebay, there are many fakes but a few old ones (easy to tell by the wear and patches..but I have a friend who has one and even the patches are part of the beauty). Thank you for this. I will forward this to her.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399345300217237293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-75655361453106615132008-06-16T14:47:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:47:00.000-04:00I am just crazy about the top image. That is so Sa...I am just crazy about the top image. That is so San francisco of the period. San Francisco style had a sophticated "East meets West" approach in those days. Gumps, the department store is totally different now, but in its old location it was a real tastemaker. They made legendary purchases of art in asia, and a piece of chinese porcelain, japanese screens and kang tables with coromandel panels mixed continental antiques really typified the look. Thanks for showing that!Philip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-74306163234907075302008-06-16T13:03:00.000-04:002008-06-16T13:03:00.000-04:00I remember a wonderful Chinese ancestor portrait i...I remember a wonderful Chinese ancestor portrait in a room by Frances Elkins in a San Francisco apartment. What was the client's name? I think the surname started with a W.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-25407131679147261842008-06-16T11:37:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:37:00.000-04:00These portraits look very regal because, they are ...These portraits look very regal because, they are actually portraits are of emperors and empresses of different dynasties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-1384440717058663772008-06-16T10:54:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:54:00.000-04:00I'm a fan of these. My parents have a pair. You re...I'm a fan of these. My parents have a pair. You really assembled some stunning examples though!<BR/><BR/>The Elkins library is just stunning.Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-39107992840514297492008-06-16T10:21:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:21:00.000-04:00Miles Redd is a decorating genius. I love the comb...Miles Redd is a decorating genius. I love the combination of the orientalism with zebra and the horns. Absolutely beautiful!Hovey Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897912252271591379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-36229783193233903752008-06-16T09:59:00.000-04:002008-06-16T09:59:00.000-04:00The only thing I know about Chinese ancestor portr...The only thing I know about Chinese ancestor portraits is that they are idealized images, ie they don't actually resemble the person intended, in the majority of cases. Why is this is the case, I do not know. I have a rather large one in my dining room, depicting a mandarin and his several wives/concubines. The gals all look almost identical, though surely he didn't marry sextuplets.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.com