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Qiu Chuji meets Genghis Khan

Vitsuha · 2019

A modern oil painting by Vitsuha showing the Daoist master Qiu Chuji meeting Genghis Khan in 1219. It is a later artistic depiction of the meeting.

A modern painting of Genghis Khan meeting the Daoist master Qiu Chuji in 1219, showing a later view of their encounter.

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Oil painting of an elderly bearded Daoist monk in grey robes and a topknot gesturing beside a bearded man in a white turban and robe, with a Mongol ruler in red and blue regalia, retainers, banners, a yurt and hills behind them.
Vitsuha, 丘處機面見成吉思汗 (Qiu Chuji meets Genghis Khan), oil painting, 2019.

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What it is

This is an oil painting titled in Chinese as 丘處機面見成吉思汗, uploaded by Vitsuha and dated 2019 in the Commons record. It shows an elderly bearded Daoist monk in grey robes and a topknot gesturing beside a bearded man in a white turban and robe. A Mongol ruler in red and blue regalia stands with retainers, banners, a yurt and hills behind them.

Why it matters

The painting shows an encounter in 1219 between Genghis Khan and Qiu Chuji, a Daoist master. Historians rely on accounts of their meeting written by people who were there, and this painting is a modern reimagining of those events. It reveals how the meeting is remembered, with the religious teacher and the ruler placed side by side.

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  • How does the painter show the difference in status between the monk and the ruler?
  • Which details, such as the yurt and banners, suggest the setting, and which might be imagined?
  • Whose version of the meeting is this image based on, and what might it leave out?

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