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Hunting Scene, Qing dynastyHorizontal scroll, ink and color on paper, with two seals, one reading sui zai gui X and yunyi caotang. 22 7/8 x 60 1/4in (58.1 x 153cm)
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佚名 狩獵圗 設色紙本 橫軸 清代ProvenanceSir Douglas Berry Copland (Ambassador to China, 1946-48)來源道格拉斯·貝里·考浦蘭德爵士 (澳大利亞駐華公使, 1946-48)For the Manchu rulers of the Qing dynasty hunting wild game enforced their cultural traditions and ethnic identity. The French Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688) wrote of the Kangxi emperor organizing massive annual hunts in pursuit of deer, wild boar, bear, pheasants and tigers. The Imperial hunts (weilie), lasted as long as thirty days and were held at the royal preserve at Mulan. These hunts not only afforded the emperor and his retinue the opportunity to hone their battle skills and test their martial prowess, as archery competitions, mock battles, wrestling and horse racing were also included in the activities. The imperial hunts also served a diplomatic role, as the Emperor would invite other frontier tribes to participate, thus strengthening the bonds between the Qing rulers and the Kazakh, Mongol and Uighur nobles of the Inner Asian frontier.The present composition illustrates the rich tapestry of the Imperial hunt. Officials, identifiable by their fur-lined hats, descend from the mountains on horseback bearing weapons or captured game. The presence of woman armed with arrows may seem out of place, but in fact the emperor's daughters were trained archers and would hunt with bow and arrow, often competing with their male counterparts in archery competitions as late as the Xianfeng reign in the middle 19th century. The faces of each participant are highly individualized, suggesting they refer to specific members of the Imperial retinue.