清 佚名 趙雍(僞款) 馬術圖 卷|Horsemanship demonstration
19th century
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 68 in. (26.7 x 172.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of A. W. Bahr, 1947
Accession Number
47.135.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This captivating handscroll, titled *Horsemanship Demonstration showcases equestrian prowess in vivid ink and color on silk, measuring 10½ x 68 inches. in 19th-century Qing dynasty China (1644–1911), it depicts men skillfully handling horses, a theme evoking the era's admiration for martial arts, hunting, and imperial displays of horsemanship. Though bearing a spurious signature of Zhao Yong—a Yuan dynasty master famed for his elegant horse paintings—this work is by an anonymous artist, reflecting later Qing admiration for earlier traditions. Handscrolls like this were prized for their intima...
About the Artist
Zhao Yong · 1289–1370
Chinese, 1289–after 1360