1630 T. Dekker sig. A4 This was a Change, worthy to bee set ouer euery doore in Letters of Gold, as before Red-painted Crosses stood there.
1849 in R. Southey 2nd Ser. 566/2 (heading) The red-painted hatchet of war.
1998 Y.-M. Ooi (1999) ii. 25 Kneeling, she removed the burned stubs of joss-sticks from in front of the red-painted tablet.