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Cizhou stoneware polychrome pillow with goose in a lotus pond, Jin dynasty, China, 12th century.
Cizhou stoneware polychrome pillow with goose in a lotus pond, Jin dynasty, China, 12th century. A Cizhou octagonal pillow, the body of which is covered all over with a white under-slip. The top is decorated with an incised scene of a white goose in a green lotus pond within a three-lobed white diamond-shaped medallion, and four incised yellow peony sprays. The six sides are incised with peony or lotus sprays. The pillow is covered with white, yellowish brown and green lead glazes. The base is unglazed. The air hole, to prevent the piece exploding in the kiln, is at the top of the rear side.
Unique Identifier
AR916949
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2835px × 2217px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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12TH CENTURY
artefact
Artifact
Bird
BIRDS
Ceramic
china
CHINESE
Cizhou ware
color
country
DECORATION
DYNASTY
Flower
FLOWERS
GEESE
geographical feature
Geography
GLAZED
Goose
Jin dynasty
lead-glazed
LOCATION
LOTUS
Museum of East Asian Art
NATURE
Object
Peony
Pillow
Plant
Polychrome
Pond
Pottery
Stoneware