

Grooms and Foreign Horses by Jin Nong depicts two grooms and two horses. The groom on the left wears a red robe and blue hat, and faces left, head bowed, inspecting the darker horse. The horse on the left is dark brown with a darker mane and tail, and a curled tail. The groom on the right wears a white robe and faces right, inspecting the light brown horse with a darker mane and tail. The background is a solid burnt orange color with black Chinese characters running vertically along the right side.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 17th–18th century
- Medium:
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
- Culture:
- China
- Dimensions:
- 498 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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