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Zhang family Cizhou pillow Jin dynasty
Zhang family Cizhou pillow Jin dynasty
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787
Title
Zhang family Cizhou pillow Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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Zhang family Cizhou pillow Jin dynasty
Record number
BATEA : 781
Simple name
pillow
Classified name
ceramic; stoneware; Jin; pillow; Cizhou; floral; Zhang family; China;
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A large, tilted rectangular Cizhou pillow. The top is freely painted in a chocolate-brown glaze over a white slip. The decoration includes a beast followed by a figure with parasol crossing a bridge in a mountainous river landscape with a retreat at the top. This decoration appears in a central ogival panel with surrounds of dense foliage within a border of simple wave pattern. The front and side panels have central ogival panels containing bamboo and/or peony respectively, all with similar floral surrounds. The unglazed base has a Zhang family stamped cartouche topped by a lotus leaf.
Description material
stoneware
Description condition
two large chips on top rim
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body
pale buff
decoration
chocolate brown
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Description length
32.6 cm
Description height
14.1 cm (highest point)
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Description width
13 cm (widest point)
Description depth
Description inscription
mark of Zhang Jia Zao 'made by Zhang Family' in rectangle topped by lotus petal
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1115 - 1234
Production period
Jin
Production place
China
Production site name
Cizhou
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