Chinese Ceramic Pillow

Antique chinese porcelain pillow head rest and painted 1830 1850 brick shape.

Chinese ceramic pillow.

Chinese ceramic pillows are certainly very different in form to their western equivalents. Make offer chinese blue white porcelain buddha baby pillow head rest reclining figurine 11 vintage chinese opium baby pillow style girl boy porcelain chopstick rests 2 5 36 95. This essay analyses the social value and multiple functions of ceramic pillows in ming dynasty china in relation to a pillow in the v a collections. Realized 95 000 buyer s premium in 2018.

In the winter we sleep on two hunks of wood 肖楠 taiwan incense cedar superb wood. Chinese porcelain cat pillow headrest warmer. As well as keeping the head cool ancient chinese ceramic pillows warded off evil spirits and made for auspicious gifts. In the summer my wife and i use bamboo pillows which are really nice because they let in the breeze.

Seemingly straightforward in function this type of object has been easily overlooked by art and design historians. Ending oct 9 at 8 58am pdt 5d 20h. Image courtesy of harvard auction inc. And liveauctioneers though created in various lengths and widths each molded hollow porcelain pillow featured at least one vent which dissipated possible destructive heat of the kiln.

Tang and song dynasty pillows such as the ding lion pillow above offered in treasures from a distinguished east asian collection on 15 may are especially highly prized.