Pillow with rounded corners
Place of OriginHunan province, China
DynastyTang dynasty (618-907)
MaterialsPorcelaneous ware with painted floral patterns in green and brown under a yellowish glaze
DimensionsH. 3 in x W. 4 in x L. 6 in, H. 7.6 cm x W. 10 cm x 15.2 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P1162
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
Not on viewPillows were among the various items for everyday use produced at changsha during the late Tang through the Five Dynasties. Glaze was applied on rows of semi-dried pillow bodies, and then the group was fired at the same time. The conventional rectangular shape of the pillows was decorated with either underglaze or overglaze colored patterns against a greenish or whitish background, in motifs picturing plants, waterfowl or other birds, flowers, and butterflies (CGK Zenshu 1982 vol. 8: figs. 48-9, 98).
approx. 960-1000
