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An Incident on the Hunt

Artist: Cheng Xiang

foreground scene at bottom with two men on horseback, with bows drawn, aiming at a pair of deer in LLC, with two fox-like animals in front of deer; other men on horseback--some with bows and arrows, rifles and spears--along winding path behind foremost two figures; white dog accompanying hunters on path above deer; procession of men with donkeys at left center; small group of men carrying boxes on poles led by a pointing man on horseback at right below center; procession of women--some with musical instruments--on horses, accompanied by several men with flags and bows and arrows, at right center; pair of flying cranes and another bird above trees at top right above procession of women; winding path through mountain landscape; some scattered trees; black lacquer frame with stepped feet

Date
late 17th-early 18th century
In our collection
since June the 4th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
88 3/8 × 62 1/2 in. (224.47 × 158.75 cm) (image) 97 3/4 × 66 3/8 × 1 in. (248.29 × 168.59 × 2.54 cm) (overall, open)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Ink on silk
Price
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Composition
oxygen95%
copper3%
iron0%
cadmium2%