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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1975.44
Title
Octagonal Pillow with Decoration of Butterflies and Chrysanthemum Sprays
Classification
Furnishings
Work Type
headrest
Date
late 12th-early 13th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Hebei province
Period
Jin dynasty, 1115-1234
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202487

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip on a white slip ground. Possibly from the Guantai kilns, near Handan, Hebei province.
Dimensions
H. 11.2 x W. 23.1 x D. 17.3 cm (4 7/16 x 9 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of C. Adrian Rübel in honor of Professor Max Loehr
Accession Year
1975
Object Number
1975.44
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Yutaka Mino, Freedom of Clay and Brush through Seven Centuries in Northern China: Tz'u-chou Type Wares, 960-1600 A.D., exh. cat., Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, 1980), pp.120-121 illustrated

Exhibition History

  • Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003

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