Pillow

Museum number:
9-9156
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
36 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2279
Description:
pillow; rectangular porcelain; blue decorative motifs, L. 23 [handwritten on card: 1/2] cm.
Donor:
Brian Shekeloff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai region
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan; Kyoto
Collector:
Brian Shekeloff
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
August 22, 1967
Context of use:
summertime use because porcelain is cool; not affected by dampness; crane on ends as good luck symbol
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 23.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Pillow, accession number 9-9156, described as pillow; rectangular porcelain; blue decorative motifs, L. 23 [handwritten on card: 1/2] cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Pillow, accession number 9-9156, described as pillow; rectangular porcelain; blue decorative motifs, L. 23 [handwritten on card: 1/2] cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Pillow, accession number 9-9156, described as pillow; rectangular porcelain; blue decorative motifs, L. 23 [handwritten on card: 1/2] cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Pillow, accession number 9-9156, described as pillow; rectangular porcelain; blue decorative motifs, L. 23 [handwritten on card: 1/2] cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Pillow, accession number 9-9156, described as pillow; rectangular porcelain; blue decorative motifs, L. 23 [handwritten on card: 1/2] cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pillow, accession number 9-9156, described as pillow; rectangular porcelain; blue decorative motifs, L. 23 [handwritten on card: 1/2] cm.

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