Rise in Rank and Attain Wealth — Antique Asian Art Print
Rise in Rank and Attain Wealth — Antique Asian Art Print
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The Story in the Margin
The title names a wish rather than a scene: jiāguān jìn lù, 'rise in rank and increase in salary,' one of the most common blessings encoded in Chinese auspicious imagery. Painters and print-makers built such pictures from rebus symbols—animals, plants, and objects chosen for names that sound like the words for rank, wealth, or promotion—so that a single composition could double as a visual pun and a New Year's greeting. Hung in a home or given as a gift, this kind of image was less a portrait of real life than a wish for prosperity made visible.
Materials & origin
- Material: 200 gsm gallery-grade, acid-free fine-art paper (FSC-certified).
- Print: Archival giclée, 12-colour printing, smooth matte finish for glare-free display.
- Artwork: Restored from a public-domain original; colour and detail digitally cleaned for large-format print.
- Origin: Made on demand and shipped from the print hub nearest you, cutting transit and waste.
- Framing: Sold unframed; ships rolled in a protective tube.
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The customer service here answered me on a Sunday. Every line in Rise in Rank is crisp, even in the busiest areas.
One corner was dented and the seller offered me a five dollar credit. It smelled like a chemical plant for a week in a house where we keep the windows open. This has been a lesson in reading the details before buying.
This is the best thing I have bought for the house all year. The tones across Rise in Rank are even and true right to the corners.
It shipped fast and arrived exactly as described. The detail in Rise in Rank holds up from a couple of feet away…
The condition it arrived in tells me somebody packs these by hand. The reproduction of Rise in Rank is faithful enough that I would buy another. This was money well spent.