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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.269
Title
Bean-Shaped Pillow with Scrolling Peony Decor on the Headrest and with Scrolling Foliage Decor around the Sides
Classification
Furnishings
Work Type
headrest
Date
late 11th cent. - early 12th cent.
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/97255

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with pale glaze over decoration incised, carved, and combed into the white slip ground. Probably from the Tangyangyu kilns, Xiuwu county, Henan province.
Dimensions
10.9 x 29 x 22.5 cm (4 5/16 x 11 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Chinese Porcelain Company in honor of James Cuno
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.269
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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