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Porcelain Pillow with Poems and Literary Works Incised against Black Ground

Unknownca.960 - 1279 A.D

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
Guangzhou, China

This porcelain pillow has an antithetical couplet written on a grayish yellow semi-pottery biscuit, the content shows ancient peopleÕs feelings towards pillows. This pillow has a rigid shape, the calligraphy is beautiful. _

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  • Title: Porcelain Pillow with Poems and Literary Works Incised against Black Ground
  • Creator Nationality: China
  • Creator Gender: Unknown
  • Creator Death Place: China
  • Creator Birth Place: China
  • Date: ca.960 - 1279 A.D
  • Physical Dimensions: w18.6 x h11.2 x d43 cm (Complete)
  • Provenance: Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
  • Type: Porcelain
  • Object type: Porcelain Pillow
  • Craftsman: Unknown
Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

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