Tianma
Tianma (天馬 Tiānmǎ, "heavenly horse") was a winged (perhaps metaphorically) flying horse in Chinese folklore. It was sometimes depicted with chimerical features such as dragon scales and was at times attributed the ability to sweat blood, possibly inspired by the parasite Parafilaria multipapillosa,[1] which infected the highly sought-after Ferghana horse (大宛馬), sometimes conflated with Tianma. Tianma, the flying horse, is clearly connected to Pegasus from the Western Han dynasty artwork[2] and in the Tang dynasty sources, as coming from Hellenized Central Asia.[3]
In the
Gansu Flying Horse
is a well-known example.
See also
- Horse in Chinese mythology
- Shanghai Tianma Circuit
- Han–Xiongnu War
References
- ^ Schafer 1985, p. 295, note 19.
- ^ "19.07.26.segalen".
- ^ Lucas Christopoulos, Hellenes and Romans in ancient China Sino-Platonic papers. n.230, p38.
- ISBN 0-7007-1491-X.
- ISBN 0-87587-179-8.
- ISBN 9781527526150.
- ISBN 978-0-520-05462-2.
- Weng, Wan-go; Yang Boda (1982). The Palace Museum: Peking. New York: Abrams.
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