Tianma
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Tianma was a winged flying horse in Chinese folklore.
Liu Song dynasty brick-relief of a Tianma
Flying Horse of Gansu, Eastern Han dynasty. Bronze. Gansu Provincial Museum.
Ferghana horse
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Ferghana horses were one of China's earliest major imports, originating from the Fergana Valley in Central Asia. These horses, as depicted in Tang dynasty tomb figures in earthenware, may "resemble th
Tianma
…at times attributed the ability to sweat blood, possibly inspired by the parasite Parafilaria multipapillosa, 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 and in the Tang…
Two sancai-glazed Tang dynasty tomb figures, early 8th century, Prague National Gallery
Female horse rider, Tang dynasty
Coin showing Eucratides I of Bactria and the Dioscuri
The Ceremonial Gilt Bronze Finial, Ferghana Horse, Dates Back to the 4th-1st Century BCE