One Hundred Horses

One Hundred Horses draws inspiration from the Qing-dynasty masterpiece “百骏图” (One Hundred Horses) by Lang Shining (Giuseppe Castiglione) — the Italian Jesuit painter who served in the imperial court of China. Painted in 1728, the original work is celebrated for blending Western realism with traditional Chinese brushwork, capturing a serene yet dynamic vision of imperial pastures. In this contemporary reimagining, herds of spirited horses graze, rest, and gallop across vast golden plains framed by ancient trees and distant mountains. Each figure is rendered with lifelike precision and painterly warmth, reflecting both the artist’s technical mastery and the harmony between man, nature, and divine order. Hundred Horses stands as an homage to cultural fusion — a luminous tapestry of East and West in eternal motion.