Maoma of the Overseas Southern Regions, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed旄馬 caption identifies horse body, face, four-jointed feet, hanging hair and overseas-south locality. No human legs or bovine identity substituted. Smithsonian physical edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not named as artists. Actual cached IIIF resource.
Overview
The brief Maoma notice compares its form with a horse and singles out hair at the four limb joints. It places the creature northwest of Bashe and south of a high mountain. The name and anatomical detail are the substance of this entry; the passage does not assign it flight, speech or a connection to a modern horse breed.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing received textual tradition
Records & interpretation
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Shanhaijing, 海內南經
Notice northwest of Bashe and south of the high mountain
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing, 海內南經
海內南經. Notice northwest of Bashe and south of the high mountain
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- Received primary text transcriptionShanhaijing, 海內南經Research access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationMaoma of the Overseas Southern Regions, anonymous1667 Shanhaijing illustration
Printed旄馬 caption identifies horse body, face, four-jointed feet, hanging hair and overseas-south locality. No human legs or bovine identity substituted. Smithsonian physical edition1667; anonymous illustrator, GuoPu commentator/WuZhongheng editor, not named as artists. Actual cached IIIF resource.
