Grooms and horses
Gift of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Catalogue
- Year
- 1296
- Dimensions
- Image: 11 7/8 x 70 1/8 in. (30.2 x 178.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 1/4 in. x 29 ft. 2 1/2 in. (31.1 x 890.3 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Zhao Mengfu
Artist
Zhao Mengfu, was a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and scholar during the Yuan dynasty. He was a descendant of the Song dynasty's imperial family through Emperor Xiaozong's brother Zhao Bogui who married a lady surnamed Song who was the granddaughter of Emperor Huizong. Zhao Bogui was a descendant of Emperor Taizu, through his son Zhao Defang.
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Eight Horses
1368 · Handscroll; ink and color on silk
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1310 · Handscroll; ink on paper
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1310 · Handscroll; ink on paper
Nine Songs
1300 · Album of eleven leaves; ink on paper
River Village: Fisherman's Joy
1298 · Fan painting mounted as album leaf; ink and color on silk
Bamboo, Rocks and Lonely Orchids
1271 · Handscroll; ink on paper
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- Zhao Mengfu
- Year
- 1296
- Dimensions
- Image: 11 7/8 x 70 1/8 in. (30.2 x 178.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 1/4 in. x 29 ft. 2 1/2 in. (31.1 x 890.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1296-526807
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified