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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.158
Title
Bean-Shaped Pillow with Scrolling Floral Décor
Classification
Furnishings
Work Type
headrest
Date
11th-early 12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54287

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware covered all over with a thick application of white slip, the floral decoration incised and the patterned background stamped into the white slip ground, all under a clear glaze
Dimensions
12 x 25.9 x 18 cm (4 3/4 x 10 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of William B. Goldstein, M.D.
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.158
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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