Pearl-glazed Porcelain Pillow with Design of Rabbit

Rabbit culture is long-profound in China, which would date back to the ancient Neolithic Age at the earliest. In Chinese culture, rabbits are considered auspicious animals and have been accompanied with humans for tens of thousands of years. Let's have a look at what cute, dear and lovely rabbits are hidden in Henan Museum!

Name:Pearl-glazed Porcelain Pillow with Design of Rabbit

Measurements: Length 18 cm, Width 11.5 cm, Thickness 7.5 cm

Period: Sang Dynasty (960 - 1279 AD)

Pearl-engraved designs decorations began in Mixian County, Henan Province in the late Tang Dynasty, and spread to Hebei and Shanxi Provinces in the Northern Song Dynasty. In Henan Province, this kind of technique has been found in Dengfeng, Baofeng, Lushan, Xiuwu and Xin 'an.

The pillow is neatly made and decorated with exquisite patterns, which is a successful artwork. According to its shape and decoration, it should be made in Dengfeng Kiln, which has certain reference value for the study of Northern porcelains and production technology in the Northern Song Dynasty.