Night-Shining White - Colophon 2 - Qianlong
Think of this scroll section as the ultimate VIP guestbook for Han Gan's legendary Tang dynasty horse painting, *Night-Shining White*, a pinnacle of traditional Chinese art. Emperor Qianlong was such a superfan that he plastered his own poetry and elegant calligraphy right onto the artwork, stamping it with his massive red imperial seals to claim ownership. Alongside his writing, you can see inscriptions from earlier collectors like Xiang Ziyin from the Song dynasty, creating a layered history of obsession. This famous handscroll, documenting centuries of royal appreciation, now rests in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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