Rare work set to make waves

Autumn Hunting of Yuan People, which failed to find a buyer at a Beijing Poly auction in 2007, will go under the hammer on Thursday. Lin Qi reports.

After the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), emperor Pu Yi (1906-67) and the imperial household were allowed by the Republic of China (1911-49) government to remain in some parts of the Forbidden City, aka the Palace Museum.

But fearing that he would be expelled from the palace, Pu Yi secretly moved out many classical artworks and antiques, which had been in imperial collections but became public holdings following the end of the monarchy in China.