1-233-506 - The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images

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.