Guangzhou Silk Lumbar Pillow

The fish all face left, as if someone just announced dinner.

This Guangzhou silk lumbar pillow is cotton and velvet. Guangzhou has long been a hub for Chinese silk weaving, and fish remain a popular symbol of abundance in Chinese decorative arts. Rows of golden fish with scaled bodies and orange fins swim between two columns of blue-green acanthus. A zigzag of deep red separates the shoals, with small waves curling at the base. The edging is velvet in the same wine red. It is 20 inches wide and 12 long.

Lively on the surface, calm underneath.