Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse

Zhang family workshop

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 205

Hobbyhorses appear in Chinese painting and decorative arts as early as the twelfth century. It is possible that this popular children’s toy, which is also sometimes cited as the precursor of the bicycle, was invented in China and spread from there to the Western world.

Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China

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Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China
Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China
Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China
Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China
Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China
Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China
Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China

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