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Ma Ch'ang Chasing the
Enemy
Lang Shih-ning (Giuseppe
Castiglione, A.D. 1688-1766)
Ch'ing Dynasty
Color on paper. Handscroll.
38.4 x 285.9cm.
Ma Ch'ang was a daring
general under the emperor
Ch'ien-lung of the Ch'ing
dynasty. He won great fame
for his victory over the
Sinking Uighurs at the
battle of Hu-erh-man.
The general is portrayed
on a white horse at full
gallop with both hands
holding a bow and an arrow,
determined to chase the
already wounded enemy
carried by a black horse.
Lang Shih-ning was an
Italian Jesuit skilled at
painting and architecture.
At the age of twenty-seven
he came to China as a
missionary and was
summoned to court to
serve the emperor. He
painted figures, flowers and
birds, but is especially
known for his depiction of
horses.