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A Tatar huntsman on his horse
From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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While the huntsman's face and the horse are depicted in profile, the man's body is in three-quarter view. This presents a certain incoherence in the compositional relationship between the horse and its rider. Details of the hunter's headgear and costume, as well as the sword, bow, arrows, and quiver, are nevertheless finely depicted. A rabbit hung from the saddle indicates that the rider is returning from a hunting trip. The subtle ink brushwork employed for the landscape backdrop balances well with the colorful and eye-catching horse and rider.
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineA Tatar huntsman on his horse. 15th century. Formerly attributed to Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322). National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
