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"Night-Shining White" (Chinese: 照夜白圖) is a monochrome ink-on-paper painting by the Chinese artist Han Gan. It is an example of Tang dynasty painting, created in the middle of the 8th century (circa 750). The work depicts a cavalry horse owned by the Emperor Xuanzong (reign 712–56) of the Tang dynasty, tethered to a post. It is ...
Han Gan (simplified Chinese: 韩干; traditional Chinese: 韓幹) (c. 706 –783) was a Chinese painter during the Tang dynasty. [ 1 ] Man herding horses Night-Shining White , portrait of a favorite steed of Emperor Xuanzong
Night Shining White, a handscroll attributed to Han Gan (active 742–756) Spring Outing of the Tang Court, by Zhang Xuan (713－755 AD) Court Ladies Playing Double-sixes. Attributed to Zhou Fang. 8th century
Han Gan created Night-Shining White Horse to dramatically capture the spirit of the imperial stallion, a symbol of China's powerfulness using only ink and paper. The stark image, without color or shading, exposes the true essence of the scene.
Night-Shining White, a handscroll attributed to Han Gan (active 742–756). A considerable amount of literary and documentary information about Tang painting has survived, but very few works, especially of the highest quality.
"Early Snow on the River by Student Zhao Gan of the Southern Tang," [1] [2] Li Yu, the last ruler of the dynasty, before his demise by the hands of the Song dynasty, was a calligrapher and the patron of the arts, founded an art school that in addition to Zhao Gan, included contemporary painters such as Dong Yuan, Juran, and Xu Xi.
This Yuan dynasty painting was created using ink on a paper hand scroll. Horses were considered a specialty of Gong Kai, specifically those drawn in the style of the Tang dynasty. In fact, Gong Kai's Jun Gu a Noble Horse very closely resembles the painting Night-Shining White by Han Gan in the Tang dynasty.
The Tang campaigns against Karasahr (Chinese: 唐滅焉耆之戰) were two military campaigns sent by Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty against the Tarim Basin kingdom of Karasahr, a vassal of the Western Turkic Khaganate.