Cizhou Pillow with Tiger Design

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Cizhou Pillow with Tiger Design
Date960–1279, Sung Dynasty
PlaceChina
MediumTz'u Chou/Cizhou ware
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 × 8 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (10 × 22.7 × 17.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Rothwell
Object number75.351
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceTz'u Cho, Honan, China, 12th century.

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Rothwell, Houston, until donated to the museum on April 18, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Seal of Chang family impressed before firing on bottom

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