The Autumn Hunt
Medium
album leaf, ink and color on silk
Dimensions
painting: 24.4 × 27.3 cm · with mat: 33.3 × 40.5 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
Accession Number
1930.314
Tags
male
About this artwork
Equestrian pursuits and hunting were particularly popular among the Khitan (also spelled “Qidan”) and Jurchen, ethnic groups who lived along China’s northeastern border. Their nomadic lifestyle intrigued the Chinese court and inspired Chinese artists to develop a painting genre of foreign people hunting.