Bean-Shaped Pillow with Peony Scrolls: Famous Sculpture

This Asian sculpture, dating to Northern Song dynasty, (960–1127), early 12th century. Made from cizhou ware; stoneware, slip-coated, with underglaze sgraffito (cut-slip) decoration, it measures 22.9 × 30.3 × 13.6 cm (9 × 12 × 5 3/8 in.).

It's part of the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, displayed in Gallery 134. The museum's public domain images are available under CC0 for any use.

It's at the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois, in Gallery 134. The AIC is one of the largest and oldest art museums in the United States.

It dates to Northern Song dynasty, (960–1127), early 12th century. It's made from cizhou ware; stoneware, slip-coated, with underglaze sgraffito (cut-slip) decoration.

Made from cizhou ware; stoneware, slip-coated, with underglaze sgraffito (cut-slip) decoration, it measures 22.9 × 30.3 × 13.6 cm (9 × 12 × 5 3/8 in.). It's part of the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, displayed in Gallery 134.

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