Title

Ding bean-shaped pillow with sgraffito lotus design, Jin dynasty, China, 12th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Ding bean-shaped pillow with sgraffito lotus design, Jin dynasty, China, 12th century. 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, to prevent the piece exploding in the kiln, are on the reverse.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1115

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B71_410

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (528,8Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2836 x 2218 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature flower flowers plant country pattern China Chinese color colour decoration location century pillow floral pottery artefact dynasty lotus artifact glazed Patterned Ding stoneware Museum of East Asian Art 12th century Jin dynasty sgraffito object Unknown ceramic ceramic object