Flying Horse of Gansu

Flying Horse of Gansu
ArtistUnknown [1]
YearEastern Han period [2]
Circa 200 CE [1]
LocationGansu Provincial Museum, Lanzhou

The Flying Horse of Gansu,[1] also known as the Bronze Running Horse (銅奔馬) or the Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow (馬踏飛燕), is a Chinese bronze sculpture from circa the 2nd century CE. Discovered in 1969 near the city of Wuwei, in the province of Gansu, it is now in the Gansu Provincial Museum. "Perfectly balanced," says one authority, "on the one hoof which rests without pressure on a flying swallow, it is a remarkable example of three-dimensional form and of animal portraiture with the head vividly expressing mettlesome vigor."[3]

  1. ^ a b c Spalding, Julian (2010). The Best Art You've Never Seen: 101 Hidden Treasures from Around the World. London: Rough Guides. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-84836-271-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gansum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ HonourFleming (2005), p. Ch 6.