The Autumn Hunt
- Medium
- album leaf, ink and color on silk
- 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.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
About
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.