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Headrest

Headrest
Northern Song dynasty 960 CE-1127

Medium
stoneware, enamel, (Cizhou ware)
Measurements
17.1 × 31.7 × 25.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
Cizhou, Hebei province, north China, China
Inscription
incised (in Chinese characters) on base c.: (made for Zhang family)
incised and inscribed (in Chinese characters) in red enamel in rear c.: (made for the palace)
Accession Number
4648-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Yamanaka & Co. Ltd, 1939
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Cizhou ware. Concave 'leaf' shaped head rest on five sided block base, incised and coloured red and green peony with scrolling foliage motif and dotting, lower band of scrolling foliage and dotting, underside and foot with peony and scrolling foliage motif.