Chinese Yingqing or Qingbai Glaze Saddle-shaped Pillow

A pillow for the head, and not a soft one.

Potters of Jingdezhen, Hutian Kiln, Jiangxi Province, China, made this saddle-shaped pillow in celadon-glazed porcelain, a type the record calls yingqing or qingbai, in the 20th century. Ceramic pillows were commonly used in China as headrests and, in later times, as collectors’ pieces. The top dips in a curved saddle between two scrolled ends, each pierced by a round hole. Small raised dots run along the front edge. The pale blue-green glaze is crazed and slightly uneven.

About 12 inches long. Admire it, do not nap on it.