Pillow, 11th-12th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Cizhou ware Stoneware with painted decoration on white slip under a clear glazeexpand_more
Gift of Eskenazi Ltd., London, in honour of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2000.42
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
Painting directly on white slip was one of several decorative techniques practiced at Cizhou kilns. This pillow features a deer painted in its main register. The animal was an auspicious emblem connoting a wish for long life to Daoists and the hope for official title to Confucian scholars. A variety of auspicious animals and flowers were common decoration on painted Cizhou pillows.
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- Pillow
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- Artist
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- 2000.42
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