Scroll

Scroll

Watercolor painting of three figures one centrally seated with two standing figures behind; the seated figure has an orange face and a long black beard and moustache. He holds his beard in his left hand. He wears a blue headdress and a light gray green robe. He rests his feet on a hort footrest. This is Kuan Yu also known as Kuan Kung or Kuan Ti the Chinese Gog of War. Kuan Yu was originally a general of the Three Kingdom's period (221-265). The figure standing on the left has a pink face. He wears a blue headdress and an orange robe. He holds a wrapped package with both hands. The package has a red vertical label with the name of a palace on it. This package would contain the seal of the court. This figure is Kuan Yu's son Kuan P'ing. The figure standing on the right has a short black beard and moustache. He wears a pink headdress and a pink and yellow robe. He holds a large sword. This figure is Chou Ch'ang an attendant of Kuan Yu. A red seal of the scroll's manufacturer occurs in the lower left corner. The painting is on beige paper. A light gray-green border has been painted along the vertical sides. The upper edge is reinforced by a thin flat piece possibly of wood. Two holes have been cut into this upper edge and a light orange cord has been attached for hanging. The lower edge of the scroll wraps around a wooden dowel with red paper covering the ends. The scroll has various random dark spots on its front. The left center edge also has a large rip. A small rip also occurs in the upper right area and the right center edge. The scroll also once was folded over horizontally and is slightly warped as a result.

1995.004.002