Lion-shaped pillow

Headrest
청자쌍사자형베개, 靑瓷雙獅子形枕

Korean

Goryeo dynasty

12th century

Object Place: Korea

Medium/Technique Stoneware with celadon glaze and underglaze iron-brown decoration

Dimensions Overall: H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); base: L. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); top: L. 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Charles Gaston Smith's Group

Accession Number50.3592

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Stoneware

Catalogue Raisonné MFA Highlights: Arts of Korea (2012), p. 76

Provenance1950, Mathias Komor (dealer; b. 1910 - d. 1984), New York; 1950, sold by Komor to the MFA for $320. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)