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Chinese Painting Scroll Beijing Palace museum Sixteen Horses by Han Gan

$ 89.23

Availability: 41 in stock
  • Color: Brown
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Primary Material: Paper
  • Age: New
  • Condition: Han Gan (c. 706-783) was a Tang Dynasty painter.Han painted many portraits and Buddhistic themed paintings during his career; however, he is most widely remembered for his paintings of horses. He was reputed to be able to not only portray the physical body of the horse, but also its spirit. His reputation rose and surpassed that of his teacher. Horse painters of later generations studied Han. He is honored with a crater named for him on Mercury.
  • Region of Origin: China
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Maker: MAM Museum
  • Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints

    Description

    Sixteen Horses
    by Han Gan
    Tang Dynasties,
    27.1 x 403 cm,
    Beijing Palace Museum.
    Han Gan (c. 706-783) was a Tang Dynasty painter.
    Han painted many portraits and Buddhistic themed paintings during his career; however, he is most widely remembered for his paintings of horses. He was reputed to be able to not only portray the physical body of the horse, but also its spirit. His reputation rose and surpassed that of his teacher. Horse painters of later generations studied Han. He is honored with a crater named for him on Mercury.
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