Heavenly Horses: Two Thousand Years of Chinese and Japanese Equestrian Art

This exhibition features captivating horse imagery that traces the animal’s importance through the rich culture, philosophy and religions of Japan and China. Thought of as dragons in disguise and celestial beings, horses were believed to be representatives of the soul and intermediaries between the living and spirit worlds in ancient Asian cultures. Lore about these majestic animals spread swiftly along the Silk Roads to China and Japan enabling them to be significantly ensconced in mythology, philosophy, religion and the arts.