Eight square pillows with white ground and black flowers in Cizhou kiln

[Cizhou Kiln white ground black flower octagonal pillow]

Cizhou Kiln white ground black flower octagonal pillow, Song, 12 cm high, 32 cm long and 23 cm wide; The bottom is 31 cm long and 21.5 cm wide
The pillow is octagonal, with the top and bottom coming out, and there is an octagonal bamboo-shaped ridge at the corner of each side of the outer wall. There is a vent on the back, and there is no glaze on the plain bottom. The border of the pillow surface is painted with black color, and a branch of peony is painted with black color in the center, and the black color is cut off on the petals and leaves with pointed tools, showing white veins
This pillow is decorated with bamboo bars, which is a typical style of Cizhou kiln in the Song Dynasty. The pillow surface is delicately and vividly described, and is a high-end product of Cizhou kiln
The eight-square pillow is a common pillow type in Cizhou kiln. In the survey of the kiln site, it was found that there were kilns specially burning this pillow. The decorative patterns of the eight square pillows handed down are mostly flowers and birds, lotus ponds, ducks, chickens, rabbits, etc., with a strong flavor of life.

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