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Product Id
 BEJ-10032
Description
 "Almost every family had this kinf of painting before photography democratisation. People asked an artist to come home to paint them or them with their parents, sometimes the whole family members. This painting was not hanging up, but rolled and very well stored. Some days before Chinese new year, this painting was taken out and hung up on the most important wall of their house, on top of the alter table. This important ceremony is to invite the ancesters to com back home and stay with the whole family for the new year. Most of ancesters paintings have been destroied during the cultural reverlution. "
Material
 Paper
Origin
 China
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