Pillow, 11th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Tz'u-chou ware Slip-covered stoneware with incised floral decor against a "fish roe" groundexpand_more
Anonymous Giftexpand_more 89.47
Not on Viewexpand_more
This bean-shaped head-rest represents a sub-group of cizhou ware, mainly pillows whose floral designs were created by incising through a white slip and setting them off against a punch marked, so-called "fish-roe" ground. Cizhou wares with incised designs on a ground of closely stamped rings like this example were produced from the tenth to early twelfth century. The ring-punch ground design was most likely influenced by Tang dynasty (618-906) metalwork wherein ring-punched grounds were used to set off major design motifs in gold and silver vessels.
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- Title
- Pillow
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 89.47
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