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China: A Central Asian nomad leading a 'celestial horse', Northern Song Dynasty painting by Li Gonglin (1049-1106)
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Title:
China: A Central Asian nomad leading a 'celestial horse', Northern Song Dynasty painting by Li Gonglin (1049-1106)
Caption:
Li Gonglin, style name Boshi, pseudonym Longmian Jushi (Householder of Sleeping Dragon), was a Chinese painter, civil officer and archaeologist in the Northern Song Dynasty. Born into a scholarly home near what is modern day Lu'an City, Li Gonglin passed the highest level of civil service examinations at 21 and became a civil officer. He became famous for his paintings of horses, then he turned to Buddhist and Daoist religious painting, as well as portraits and landscapes. His painting style was attributed to the style of Gu Kaizhi and Wu Daozi.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
5015 x 3550 px | 50.9 MB
Print size:
42.5 x 30.1 cm | 16.7 x 11.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ART • ARTS • ASIA IMAGE • ASIA PICTURES • ASIA • ASIAN IMAGES • ASIAN PICTURES • ASIAN • BOUTIQUE • CARAVAN • CELESTIAL HORSES • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • COMMERCE • ECONOMY • EQUUS CABALLUS • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • HORSE • LEGEND • LI GONGLIN • NOMAD • NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY • NORTHERN SONG • PAINT • PAINTING • PORCELAIN • SILK ROAD • SILK ROUTE • TRADE • TRADING
