Pillow
Date960-1127
Maker
Chinese
Label TextFirst appeared in the Sui dynasty (581-618) ceramic pillows from the 9th to the 13th centuries offered a variety in shape, motif and decorative techniques. These objects were used as head rests, to disrupt malicious spirits, as arm and wrist rests during medical procedures, and in funerary arrangements. The design-particularly the light, elegant tones and the lozenge pattern-makes this a unique example among Chinese ceramic pillows.
Object number49.151
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions5 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (14 x 26.7 x 20.96 cm)
MediumStoneware with underglaze, carved decoration in creamy white slips
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