Pillow with hawk hunting a swan (spring hunt), 金 磁州窯“張家造”春水圖瓷枕, Zhang Family Workshop, 12th–13th century

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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. ( cm); D. 11 3/4 in. ( 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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