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On the top of this pillow is a lively depiction of a boy holding a lotus flower. The potter crafted this simple but powerful representation by incising the image on the clay body and then applying colored glazes.
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金 河津窯三彩刻花執荷童子紋枕
Title: Pillow with a boy holding a lotus
Period: Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Date: 12th–13th century
Culture: China
Medium: Stoneware with sgraffiato decoration under colored glazes (Hejin ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); L. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Field, in memory of Adele Herman, 1991
Object Number: 1991.29
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