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Ink and color painting: a bearded man in white leads a thin, bony horse beside a lean dog lying on pale grey ground, with a patterned border.

A tatar, a lean horse, and a dog

A bearded man in a white robe holds the rein of a gaunt horse whose ribs and spine show sharply under its hide. A thin, low dog lies on the pale ground below, while the figures float on a plain grey field framed by a patterned silk border with an inscription column at right.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Hu Huai (early 10th century)
Date
1368-1644
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1498 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1644).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: "Un tártaro, un caballo flaco y un perro" - pintura china Ming

Un hombre barbado con túnica blanca sostiene la rienda de un caballo esquelético, cuyas costillas y columna se marcan bajo la piel. Un perro delgado yace en el suelo claro debajo, y las figuras se recortan sobre un fondo gris liso enmarcado por un borde de seda estampada con una columna de inscripción a la derecha.

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