A gouache painting, 19th-20th century, of a literatus teaching boys under a pine tree in a garden, surrounded by chrysanthemums and rocks, ink and colour on silk, 83.2 x 38.5cm, framed and glazed Provenance: Obtained by a missionary who left China prior to the Boxer Revolution c.1900, this hung in the vendor`s great-great-grandparents` house, and was later inherited by the vendor`s father. 十九至二十世纪 佚名 人物故事图 设色绢本 镜框 Condition Report Did not examine outside of the frame. Frame overall 108.5 x 63cm. Frame with chips, knocks and surface scratches. Picture with creasing and cockling, some paint flakes and losses, minor foxing marks. Possibly Japanese.