PartⅢDevelopingideasHanGanandHisHorsesWhatamagnificenthorse
(1)Evenaftermorethanathousandyearshavepassed,wecanstillfeelthepowerwithinitsburningeyes,baredteethandkickinghooves
Night-shiningWhite,now(2)keptinNewYork’sMetropolitanMuseumofArt,isregardedasoneofthemostsignificanthorsepaintingsinthehistoryofChineseart
Itsartist,HanGan,isknownforhisskillin(3)capturingnotonlythephysicalfeaturesoftheanimal,butalsoitsinnerspiritandstrength
BornintoapoorfamilyintheearlyTangDynasty,theyoungHanGanhadtohelpsupporthisfamily(4)byworkinginalocalwineshop
Hisartistictalentwasdiscoveredbyaccident(5)whenhewassenttothepoetWangWei’shousetocollectpaymentforsomewine
(6)Whilewaitingatthegate,HanGanusedasticktodrawpicturesinthedirtandwasseenbythepoethimself
(7)WangWeidecidedtosponsortheyoungmantostudypaintingandrecom