| Object Title | The Tartar Horseman |
| Object Number | C448 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Creator | Zhao Mengfu |
| Period | Ming Dynasty (uncertain) | Yuan Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 1310 - 15th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ink | Silk | Gilt | Wood |
| Technique | Painted | Woven |
| Iconography | Tartar Horseman | Mongolian Horseman | Horse | Deer | Bird | Landscape |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | Painting in ink and muted color on silk. A fur clad leather booted Tartar horseman is depicted here on a small Mongolian pony returning from a winter hunt with a slain deer and a large bird slung over the saddle. Tartar are an ethnic group that is Turkic in origin, found in Mongolia and the surrounding areas. The unknown artist painted in the style of the famous Yuan Dynasty artist, Zhao Mengfu 赵孟頫 (1254-1322 CE). Although this Ming Dynasty version is signed with Zhao Mengfu's name, there is no evidence that this is copied from an original Zhao Mengfu painting. The painting recalls the tastes of Mongol rulers, such as Khubilai Khan, during the thirteenth century. The painting is mounted on coarse silk in a gilt wooden frame. It is in the Yuan style. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Worch of Paris, 1925 |
| Other Number | Getz 45 - Other Number |
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