Period:Ming dynasty Production date:15th century
Materials:silk
Technique:painted
Subjects:horse/ass
Dimensions:Height: 157 centimetres (image) Height: 263 centimetres (mount) Width: 102 centimetres (image) Width: 116.70 centimetres (mount)
Description:
Hanging scroll. Horse and groom under a tree. Painted ink and colours on silk.
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![图片[1]-hanging scroll; painting BM-2020-3022.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Paintings/mid_Horse_and_Groom_2.jpg)
![图片[2]-hanging scroll; painting BM-2020-3022.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Paintings/mid_Horse_and_Groom_1.jpg)
Comments:This painting shows a dark horse with an attendant dressed in official costume under a tree. Horses were a popular subject matter for painting at the court of the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), reflecting the interest in and demand for the animal. This painting is painted in an academic style related to the Ming court, with taut outlines and carefully applied colours for the horse and attendant, while the trees and rocks are more roughly painted with textural brushstrokes. The greater stylisation of the painting on the whole and the elongated body of the horse suggest that this painting may not be by a court painter but could be by a professional painting working in the capital in the 15th, possibly 16th century based on a court style.
Materials:silk
Technique:painted
Subjects:horse/ass
Dimensions:Height: 157 centimetres (image) Height: 263 centimetres (mount) Width: 102 centimetres (image) Width: 116.70 centimetres (mount)
Description:
Hanging scroll. Horse and groom under a tree. Painted ink and colours on silk.
IMG
Comments:This painting shows a dark horse with an attendant dressed in official costume under a tree. Horses were a popular subject matter for painting at the court of the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), reflecting the interest in and demand for the animal. This painting is painted in an academic style related to the Ming court, with taut outlines and carefully applied colours for the horse and attendant, while the trees and rocks are more roughly painted with textural brushstrokes. The greater stylisation of the painting on the whole and the elongated body of the horse suggest that this painting may not be by a court painter but could be by a professional painting working in the capital in the 15th, possibly 16th century based on a court style.
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