Harvard Art Museums > 1975.44: Octagonal Pillow with Decoration of Butterflies and Chrysanthemum Sprays Furnishings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Octagonal Pillow with Decoration of Butterflies and Chrysanthemum Sprays , 1975.44,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/202487. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.44 Title Octagonal Pillow with Decoration of Butterflies and Chrysanthemum Sprays Classification Furnishings Work Type headrest Date late 12th-early 13th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Hebei province Period Jin dynasty, 1115-1234 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/202487 Physical Descriptions Medium Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip on a white slip ground. Possibly from the Guantai kilns, near Handan, Hebei province. Dimensions H. 11.2 x W. 23.1 x D. 17.3 cm (4 7/16 x 9 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of C. Adrian Rübel in honor of Professor Max Loehr Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.44 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Yutaka Mino, Freedom of Clay and Brush through Seven Centuries in Northern China: Tz'u-chou Type Wares, 960-1600 A.D., exh. cat., Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, 1980), pp.120-121 illustrated Exhibition History Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
