Chinese painting on silk, 张毅德怒鞭都邮, Qing dynasty. Description: Scene depicts a man being tortured, Watercolor and ink on silk, sight size is 13" x 13" = 32.5 cm x 32.5 cm Signed upper right. Exceptional detail in the features of the figures, Encased in wooden frame that measures 17" x 16.50" = 42.5 cm x 41.25 cm; Professional framing in Michaels store: acrylic Plexiglas (scratch- and shatter- resistant, UV protection, non-glare), acid free backup. Opinion of the expert from China: "Sorry, I could only identify the first 2 columns of characters 张毅德怒鞭都邮. The painting is about a story in the 14-th century Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". From 169 AD to 280 AD, Chinese was divided into 3 kingdoms, namely WEI, SHU and WU. It shows a famous general in the state of SHU, Zhang Fei (Yi De) who punished a corrupted official named Du You by whipping him. I was not able to identify the name of the artist as well. The painting seems old (Qing dynasty or earlier).