Pillow with hawk hunting a swan (spring hunt), 金 磁州窯“張家造”春水圖瓷枕, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th–13th century, China, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment on white slip under transparent glaze (Cizhou ware), L. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); D. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm), Ceramics, Zhang Family Workshop, The spring hunt and a related autumnal event were integral to the yearly cycle of the Jurchen, a nomadic people from the northeast who controlled much of northern China as the Jin dynasty. The motif of a tiny hawk capturing a much larger swan (or goose) was found in jade, textiles, and ceramics produced during their rule
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Pillow, hawk, hunting, swan, spring hunt, 金 磁州窯, 張家造, 春水圖瓷枕, Jin dynasty, 1115–1234, 12th–13th century, China, Stoneware painted, brown, black pigment, white slip under transparent glaze, Cizhou ware, L, 16 1/8, 41 cm, H, 6, 15.5, D, 11 3/4, 29.8, Ceramics, Zhang Family Workshop, spring, hunt, related autumnal, event, integral, yearly cycle, Jurchen, nomadic people, northeast, controlled, northern China, motif, tiny hawk, capturing, larger swan, goose, jade, textiles, ceramics produced, rule
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