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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Pillow

Pillow
960-1126 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pillow, red stoneware with incised lotus design under green and amber glazes.
This type was excavated at Qingliangsi in Henan province.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePillow
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, incised and glazed
Brief description
Pillow, incised stoneware with coloured glazes, Henan province, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1126)
Physical description
Pillow, red stoneware with incised lotus design under green and amber glazes.
This type was excavated at Qingliangsi in Henan province.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Length: 17.2cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose. Song Dynasty Ceramics. London: V&A Publications, 2004. p. 31, no. 20.
Collection
Accession number
C.573-1919

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Record createdApril 9, 2008
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