Sheep and Goat is a handscroll painting in ink on paper by Zhao Mengfu, dated to around 1300. The work features two animals, a sheep and a goat, rendered in the distinctive style of Yuan dynasty literati painting. The scroll includes calligraphic inscriptions and numerous collectors’ seals, which are characteristic of Chinese handscrolls from this period. The composition presents a sheep on the left, depicted with a rounded body and mottled black and white markings, standing upright and facing forward.

To the right, a goat bends its head downward, its long hair and curved horns carefully delineated with fine brushwork. The background is left unpainted, emphasizing the animals and the calligraphy, and the use of ink wash and line creates a contrast between the soft, textured wool of the sheep and the flowing hair of the goat. The scroll is in the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; in his inscription Zhao Mengfu writes that he had often painted horses but never sheep, and that he drew these from life when a friend, Zhongxin, asked him for a picture. Zhao Mengfu was a prominent painter, calligrapher, and scholar-official during the Yuan dynasty, known for his revival of earlier painting styles and his influence on later Chinese art.

Horses were among his favourite subjects, which makes this study of a sheep and a goat a rare work in his oeuvre.