Brocade with Hares

1200s–mid-1300s Overall: 26 x 42.8 cm (10 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.) Source image
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The motif of the hare among bushes may relate to the hunting activities of the Khitan, the Jurchen, and the Mongols. Hare hunts are recorded in the Liaoshi (History of the Liao Dynasty) and were often reported by envoys returning to China from the northern states. The asymmetr...

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