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Ding bean-shaped pillow with sgraffito lotus
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Ding bean-shaped pillow with sgraffito lotus
Ding bean-shaped pillow with sgraffito lotus
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Ding bean-shaped pillow with sgraffito lotus design Jin dynasty (12th century)
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Ding bean-shaped pillow with sgraffito lotus
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BATEA : 89
Simple name
pillow
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ceramic; stoneware; Ding; Jin; pillow; floral; lotus; China; sgraffito; 12th century;
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A large Ding bean-shaped pillow the top of which is decorated in sgraffito technique with a lotus surrounded by classic scrolls with combed hatching through a light-brown iron-oxide derived coating. The sides are decorated with chrysanthemum patterns in the same technique. The pillow is covered with a transparent glaze of creamy tint except for the unglazed bottom. The air holes are on the reverse.
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stoneware
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buff
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creamy white on a light brown slip
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Description length
30 cm
Description height
17 cm
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21.8 cm
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(12th century)
Production period
Jin
Production place
China
Production site name
Ding
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A sherd of a similar pillow has been found at the Ding kiln site.
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