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Subject:Stealing Imperial Horse Scroll Painting
Posted By: Chelsea Wed, Mar 25, 2026 IP: 76.238.198.207
Hello,

I'm unable to determine the artist of this Chinese scroll painting. I have found several works that bear the same image by various artist but none matched the seals. Any help is appreciated. Thank you for all the help already provided.

Thanks,
Chelsea







Subject:Re: Stealing Imperial Horse Scroll Painting
Posted By: I. Nagy Thu, Mar 26, 2026
盗御馬　
丁酉仲秋　王素　
Stealing Imperial Horse
Mid-Autun of he Year of Fire-Rooster
by Wang Su
Seal,
王小梅畫印　Painting seal of Wang Xiaomei

Wang Su　王素　1794-1877
Courtesy name Xiaomei 小梅、later known as　Xunzu
遜之 was a native of Yangzhhou, Jiangsu Province.
He was renowned for for his figure paintings.

With regards,
I.Nagy

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Subject:Re: Stealing Imperial Horse Scroll Painting
Posted By: rat Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Wang Su 王素 was a 19th century painter whose actual style is hard to pin down because of the number of copies vs reliable works (eg here are 55 works attributed to him that show a wide variety of 19th century styles, but emphasizing figures https://www.sohu.com/a/222336085_439969). For me, the artificial aging/distressing here, the calligraphy, and the combination of colors point to this being a recent imitation. The trees seem interesting though; compare to Wen Zhengming's cypresses (Wen was a Ming painter).

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