Detail View: The AMICA Library: Cizhou pillow
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.99.69.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Cizhou pillow
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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11th century - 12th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1000
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Creation End Date:
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1199
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Materials and Techniques:
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glazed stoneware
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Classification Term:
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pottery
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Dimensions:
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H.7 x W.11 x D.12-1/4 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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99.69.1
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Inscriptions:
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STICKER
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Rights:
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Context:
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Leaf-shaped pillows were an innovation of the Tz'u-chou kilns and those with sgraffiato decoration on black slip over white slip like this one were popular from the late eleventh through the twelfth century. This handsome example displays a boldly incised peony spray symbolizing wealth, spring, and feminine beauty. The peony was a common motif during this period and one that archaeologists have shown to have been manufactured in this technique largely at northern kilns in the Kuan-t'ai area, near the former Tz'u-chou in southern Hopei Province. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.10174c.tif
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