#1601 Chinese Pith Paper Painting Zhu Ge Liang & Gen Ma Su, 19th Century **SOLD** October 2019

An unusual Pith / 'Rice' paper picture, delicately painted with a scene from a dramatization of "The Death of Ma Su" who was a famous General under the command of Scholar, Inventor and Political and Military Strategist Zhu Ge Liang (181-234 AD). This story is to be found in the historical novel the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and also in the Peking opera "Loss of Jieting". This picture was painted in China during the 19th Century, probably as one of a series of pictures, and is now mounted in a later frame. 

Condition: good - there are some splits and losses to the plain pith paper background but no damages to the painted area; there have been no repairs or restoration. 

Frame: 31.5cm (12.3inches) wide; 20.3cm (8inches) high.

清末通草水彩画“诸葛亮挥泪斩马谡”
一幅通草水彩画，展现了三国故事中“诸葛亮挥泪斩马谡”的一幕。此画作于19世纪，可能是一个系列中的一幅，现装裱在后加的木框中。
品相：良好。通草纸背景部分有开裂和缺损，但水彩部分无损伤。无修补或修复。
画框尺寸：宽31.5厘米，高20.3厘米。