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Salukis had entered China by the time of the Tang Dynasty ( 618 – 907 ), and examples of the breed were painted by the fifth Ming Emperor Zhū Zhānjī, known more commonly as the Xuande Emperor.

The inscription on the painting reads " playfully painted the imperial brush " in 1427.

Additional red seals were added in later years by owners of the painting, which also reveals that the painting was in the Imperial Chinese collection in the 18th century.