Painting of the famous Han dynasty general Xiahou Dun, China, late Qing period Black and red ink on paper decorated with a soldier in armor presenting an arrow with a bloody eye at the end of its mouth. At top left is an inscription: 抜失去眸枯一目 啖晴恕気惨双親 - "Losing an eye and going blind on one side, swallowing one's anger and frustration, saddening both parents". Finally appears the inscription: 松富务 - Sōng Fù Wù, which could be a signature. 84 x 40 cm at sight This painting was inspired by an engraving illustrating an episode in the Roman des Trois Royaumes (chapter 18). After receiving an arrow in the eye during a battle, Xiahou Dun tore out the line at the end of which hung the eyeball. He uttered the famous phrase "Essence of my father and blood of my mother, I cannot throw this away! He then brought the arrow to his mouth and swallowed his eye.