| Description |
This pillow has an oval-shaped plank carried by the head of two lions sitting back to back. The lions open their mouths showing their fangs, and bells are attached to their necks. The grayish blue-green glaze pooled in places produces an extremely beautiful color, having a jewel-like hue, suggesting this piece to be a product during the peak period of the jade-color celadon. Ceramic pillows were made for practical use, particularly being useful during hot summer, and were also used for talismanic purposes. Perhaps the pillow described in the poem Nokjachim (“Green Porcelain Pillow”) by the Goryeo scholar Lee Gyubo was similar to this work: “A sculpted celadon pillow produces a color clearer than water, and if you caress it you will feel the texture of jade.” |
