Cloud-Collar Pillow with Waves

A lobed, cloud-collar shaped pillow of white glazed porcelain, shown in a frontal view against a grey ground. The top surface carries faint incised wave and cloud lines, and the front panel bears a small incised scroll-and-cloud motif. The glaze is smooth and even, with soft shadows along the stepped, sculpted edges.

Look closer: A small incised scroll-and-cloud motif sits on the lower front panel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1000s–1100s

Medium

glazed porcelain with incised and carved decoration

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3230 × 2561 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)