signed MAJIN, inscribed, and with two seals of the artist dated Dinghai year（1947） ink and colour on silk Ma Jin（1900–1970），Chinese painter，He studied painting in Peking and specialized in the fine brush style of horse painting introduced by Lan Shining (Guiseppe Castiglione, 1688–1766). He was a man of many talents, including flower and bird painting, and excelled in the making of kites.