Tianma

Flying Horse, East Han Dynasty.Bronze. Gansu Provincial Museum

Tianma (天馬 Tiānmǎ, "heavenly horse") was a flying horse in Chinese folklore.

In the Western Zhou Empire, Tianma referred to a constellation.[1] Tianma is also associated with the Han dynasty emperor Wudi, an aficionado of the Central Asian horse.[2] The bronze statue, Gansu Flying Horse, is a well-known example.

See also

References

  • "The Palace Museum: Peking" Wan-go Weng/Yang Boda
  1. ↑ Rutt, Richard (2002). The book of changes (Zhouyi): a Bronze Age document. Routledge. p. 331. ISBN 0-7007-1491-X.
  2. ↑ Kuwayama, George (1997). Chinese ceramics in colonial Mexico. University of Hawaii Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-87587-179-8.
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