Pillow in Shape of Reclining Woman, 12th–13th century
Pillow in Shape of Reclining Woman, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), 12th–13th century, China, Porcelain with incised and carved decoration under celadon glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), H. 4 3/8 in. ( cm); L. 9 in. ( cm), Ceramics, The making of ceramic pillows is one of the more interesting results of the dramatic increase in the use of ceramic goods in China from the ninth to the fourteenth century. Produced in many of the kiln complexes throughout China, these uncomfortable-looking pillows were widely used, and are sometimes explained as neck rests intended to protect a woman’s elaborate coiffure while she slept
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