The Magic Horse of Han Gan
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This highly successful book about Han Gan is a story for young readers and adults alike.Children's LiteratureThe author/illustrator of this book attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Peking where he studied the techniques of Chinese masters, and a note indicates he painted the pictures on silk in the same manner as Han Gan. Han Gan was born into a poor family and went to work delivering meals to the customers of a local innkeeper. Upon delivering a meal to the painter Wang Wei and noticing horses behind the house, Han Gan sketched the animals in the sand. Wang Wei saw the drawing and then provided the young lad with painting supplies. Horses were his favorite subject, and in later years the Emperor asked him to paint a horse more real than nature. Han Gan was dissatisfied with his effort and threw the painting into the fire. A steed bounded from the flames and was quickly taken by a warrior. The horse became sad upon seeing the destruction and waste of war and returned to Han Gan's studio where he became part of a painting. One of Han Gan's paintings is shown in the book.
