Galloping Horses

Work on Paper

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

Name/Title

Galloping Horses

Description

Ink painting on paper, framed, of two galloping horses.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Paper

Context

gift

Acquisition

Accession

T113

Source or Donor

Florence Drumright

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ye Zuibai 葉醉白

Role

Painter

Date made

1962

Place

Country

Taiwan

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

China

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Chinese

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

painting, horse

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Painting, Ink

Dimensions

Height

54-1/2 in

Width

27 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

The late General Yeh Tsui-pai masterfully captures the speed and energy of horses in motion. A symbol of strength and virility, horses are a traditional subject for generals to paint. The general presented this painting to the late Ambassador Drumright and his wife.