Emaciated Horse, Gong Kai

Chinese artist gong kai's emaciated horse, ink on paper handscroll, 29. 9 x 56. 9 cm. After mongol kublai khan, leading the yuan dynasty, conquered the southern song dynasty of china in 1279, gong kai remained a song loyalist and refused to serve kublai's government. This painting of an emaciated horse represents his own poverty-stricken conditions that he imposed on himself since he refused to serve as a government official. Object Type: painting. Genre: animal art. Date: Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). Place of creation: Yuan dynasty. Medium: silk. Collection: Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. Gong Kai, Emaciated Horse