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The Autumn Hunt
Chen Juzhongc. 1201–4
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: The Autumn Hunt
- Creator: Chen Juzhong (Chinese, active c. 1201–1207)
- Date Created: c. 1201–4
- Physical Dimensions: 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.)
- Provenance: (Edger Worch [1880–1972] Antiquitäten, Berlin, Germany, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.314
- Medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk
- Fun Fact: The rider at the left has a typical Qidan hairstyle: head shaved on top with thin braids below.
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
- Credit Line: Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
- Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
- Accession Number: 1930.314
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