Skip to main content
Membership Donate Shop Gertrude's
Public Domain

Cizhou kilns

Leaf-Shaped Pillow Decorated with the Character “Ren” (Patience)

1067-1132

Scroll

Cizhou kilns

Leaf-Shaped Pillow Decorated with the Character “Ren” (Patience)

1067-1132

Physical Qualities Stoneware with transparent glaze over white slip, 7 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (19.4 x 29.5 x 26.7 cm.)
Credit Line Julius Levy Memorial Fund
Object Number 1994.159
The character decorating this pillow is ren, meaning "patience" or "forbearance." Ceramic pillows used for sleeping were among the personal accoutrements included in the tomb for the comfort of the deceased.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1994; J.J. Lally & Co, New York

Kiln (possibly Guantai)

Cizhou kilns

2000–2000

Meet Cizhou kilns
On View at the BMA

Explore the Collection Further

BY SAME ARTIST
AFRICA, THE AMERICAS, ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Covered Wine Jar with Painted Peonies and Inscription
Cizhou kilns
Covered Wine Jar with Painted Peonies and Inscription
1114–1233
Small Food Storage Jar with Flower Design
Cizhou kilns
Small Food Storage Jar with Flower Design
1400–1599
Small Bowl Decorated with a Leafy Scroll
Jingdezhen kilns
Small Bowl Decorated with a Leafy Scroll
1366–1399
Tea Bowl
Cizhou kilns
Tea Bowl
1100–1299
Dish Decorated with Carved Lotus Leaf Design
Jingdezhen kilns
Dish Decorated with Carved Lotus Leaf Design
1000–1199
Cizhou Wine Jar with Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian Decoration
Cizhou kilns
Cizhou Wine Jar with Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian Decoration
1267–1299
Small Dish with Aquatic Motif
Cizhou kilns
Small Dish with Aquatic Motif
1200–1233
Leaf-Shaped Water Dropper
Dehua kilns
Leaf-Shaped Water Dropper
1699–1732
Covered Vase Decorated with Leafy Double Gourd Vine, Double Gourds and Bats
Covered Vase Decorated with Leafy Double Gourd Vine, Double Gourds and Bats
1766–1832