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Octagonal Pillow with Decoration of Butterflies and Chrysanthemum Sprays

Octagonal Pillow with Decoration of Butterflies and Chrysanthemum Sprays

Chinese

Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip on a white slip ground. Possibly from the Guantai kilns, near Handan, Hebei province.

Jin dynasty, 1115-1234

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