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The Autumn Hunt
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Autumn Hunt (胡騎秋獵圖), c. 1201–4. Attributed to Chen Juzhong (Chinese, active c. 1201–1207). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; painting: 24.4 x 27.3 cm (9 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1930.314
