Lot Essay
The present painting represents the famous scene of 'Cao Cao Hosts a Banquet at the Bronze Sparrow Platform' from the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms ('Sanguo Yanyi').
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SCENE DES 'TROIS ROYAUMES'
Details
ANONYME (CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE)
SCENE DES 'TROIS ROYAUMES'
Encre et couleur sur soie.
Dimensions: 137 x 69 cm. (54 x 27 ¼ in.)
SCENE DES 'TROIS ROYAUMES'
Encre et couleur sur soie.
Dimensions: 137 x 69 cm. (54 x 27 ¼ in.)
Provenance
Collection of the late French diplomat Georges Dubail (1845-1932), acquired in China prior to 1906.
Further details
ANONYMOUS (CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY)
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS
INK AND COLOUR ON SILK
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS
INK AND COLOUR ON SILK