Featured Chinese paintings on wood, 21" by 9" Chinese translation help is needed

Thanking contributors for sharing your thoughts and knowledge on the Wood Tray I posted earlier this week

This post, a Chinese painting that may have been an panel in a larger item is a bit worn but interesting and beautiful.

Please share your knowledge

Mo

 

Is anyone else thinking this was a smaller piece of something else?

 

The edges on the backside are carved down to a smaller thickness as if to fit into a framed opening - 21" by 9"

 

Mo, I love it.
It is a panel from a house or a piece of furniture, like a Chinese wedding bed:


House:

The decoration in houses and on beds was always made in panels that could slide into a framework, hence the thinner edges.
These examples are carved as well, but your painted panel was once part of the same kind of construction.

 

Very nice example - thank you

Reminds me that I have a room divider with panels in store room

I'll post some pictures

Mo

 

The BED itself is stunning enough!!!!! But the QUILT ON the bed is pretty eye catching as well!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm sure that is mine, with those fans.

 

So WAIT, WHOA!!!! IS THAT YOUR BED?????? OR just the quilt??? If so, do you make them??? HOW cool is THAT!!!!!! If so, AJ, you continue to AMAZE!!!!!

 

I think our leg is being pulled -

 

Just wishful thinking.

 

Besides, you'd need stairs to get into the thing. The quilt....those aren't made out of unobtainium, and tend to be pretty affordable. The bed is probably in a museum somewhere.

 

I think this is in someone's home, look at the window, and the electric wire going to whatever it is on the window sill.
I know collectors who have a Chinese bed, just as a feature. We just have a very modest Indonesian one, we use it as a large coffee table.

 

Museum or in a home - both sound right -
anyone have any further thoughts about the panel painting ?
What is the significance of the scenes painted on the panel ?

 

Scenes like that are usually from well known Chinese epics and legends. There are countless wonderful stories, Chinese people often recognize the scenes.
I love the figure of the warrior with the flags.