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  1. Incised Porcelain Pillow 
  2. with "Ju-i" Scepter Decor
  3. Tz'u-chow Ware
  4. Sung Dynasty
  5. (A.D. 960-1279)
  6. Overall width     29.8cm
  7. Overall length    36.2cm
  8.      In the Sung dynasty, 
  9. Tz'u-chow ware was a 
  10. popular ceramic ware of 
  11. North China associated 
  12. exclusively with articles
  13.  of daily use. This pillow
  14.  in the shape of a "ju-i"
  15.  scepter is casually 
  16. incised with a floral motif,
  17. illuminating in its
  18. homeliness the taste of 
  19. ordinary folk of the period.