Hunting Scene
Unknown Artist
1800s
Medium
eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
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Classification
Painting
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Leighton R. and Rosemarie Longhi
Accession Number
1993.239
About this artwork
The theme of nomad warriors' riding horses and hunting wild animals was first painted in the Qing imperial court in China in late 1600s. But it became favored by the Korean royal court and painted by the royal court painter in the late 1700s. The Joseon Korean ruling class members considered Qing nomad warriors to be "barbaric," yet highly admired their hunting and military skills. By the late 1800s, folding screens with the hunting scene were used largely for this dynamic and exotic feature.