Three Horses and Four Grooms

Ren Renfa

Cleveland Museum of Art

Horizontal scroll painting on beige background. Left side features a column of black Chinese calligraphy on beige paper. The right side depicts three horses and four grooms. The horses are standing, shown in profile, facing left. The horses are different colors: white, beige, and dark brown. Each horse has a groom leading it, except the second horse from the left has no groom directly with it; the groom is standing behind the second horse. The grooms wear traditional Chinese clothing in various colors: gray, beige, red, and light grey. The grooms are shown in a walking position, except the groom in red. The painting has narrow gold borders on both sides. The scroll has a white background. The title is "Three Horses and Four Grooms" by Ren Renfa.