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Provincial Chinese Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used by an upper-class woman
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Provincial Chinese Headrest, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Headrest, c. 1900
H 4.5 in W 12 in D 1.75 in
Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This beautiful Chinese pillow box was hand-crafted by artisans to be used as headrest and to store
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
H 6.5 in W 19.5 in D 6 in
Chinese Elm Wood Headrest from Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Chinese headrest was crafted from elmwood and has a wonderfully smooth texture and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Elm Wood Headrest from Early 20th Century
Chinese Elm Wood Headrest from Early 20th Century
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H 4.73 in W 10.63 in D 3.15 in
Chinese Elm Wood Headrest from Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Chinese headrest was crafted from elmwood and has a wonderfully smooth texture and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Elm, Wood

Chinese Elm Wood Headrest with Subtle Engravings from Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Chinese headrest was crafted from elmwood and has a wonderfully smooth texture. It
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Elm

Chinese Peacock and Peonies Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This square ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Peacock and Peonies Headrest
Chinese Peacock and Peonies Headrest
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 2.25 in
Chinese Double Crane Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple, square ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Double Crane Headrest
Chinese Double Crane Headrest
H 4.5 in W 5.25 in D 2.5 in
Chinese Printed Blue and White Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This square ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Lion & Peony Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This square ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
H 5.75 in W 4.5 in D 2.5 in
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this extraordinary Chinese headrest is hand-crafted of lacquered
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary Chinese headrest from the late Qing dynasty is hand-crafted of lacquered hide
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Mounted Objects

Materials

Hide, Bamboo, Lacquer

Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, c. 1850
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, c. 1850
H 13.5 in W 28.5 in D 5.5 in
Chinese Ceramic Headrest
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Chinese unglazed ceramic headrest with lovely patina and naieve carvings on both sides. ONe
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ceramic Headrest
Chinese Ceramic Headrest
H 5.91 in W 11.03 in D 3.15 in
Chinese Wooden Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used by an upper-class woman
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Wooden Headrest, c. 1900
Chinese Wooden Headrest, c. 1900
H 4.25 in W 10.25 in D 2 in
Chinese Wooden Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used by an upper-class woman
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Natural Specimens

Materials

Elm

Chinese Wooden Headrest, c. 1900
Chinese Wooden Headrest, c. 1900
H 4.25 in W 1 in D 2 in
Chinese Lucky Girl Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or purely decorative, such
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Provincial Chinese Wooden Headrest, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used as a rigid headrest or
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Elm

Chinese Split Bamboo Headrest, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted from lengths of split bamboo, this headrest enabled contour comfort, quite luxurious for
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Slatted Bamboo Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made out of dexterous lengths of sliced bamboo this headrest enabled contour comfort—quite
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Slatted Bamboo Headrest, c. 1900
Chinese Slatted Bamboo Headrest, c. 1900
H 3.75 in W 11.75 in D 5.5 in
Chinese Split Bamboo Headrest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted from lengths of split bamboo, this headrest enabled contour comfort, quite luxurious for
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Sancai Peony Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
this ceramic headrest as a pillow. Its unusual form is densely patterned with abstract trailing vines
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Double Guardian Headrest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or purely decorative, such
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ho Ho Boy Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
this ceramic headrest as a pillow. This headrest is shaped in the form of a baby boy, a motif commonly
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ho Ho Boy Headrest, c. 1900
Chinese Ho Ho Boy Headrest, c. 1900
H 4.75 in W 10 in D 4.5 in
Chinese Celadon Glazed Temple Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or purely decorative, such
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ceramic Spotted Cat Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, with whiskers and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Headrest, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted of painted, lacquered hide, this extraordinary headrest was created in China's Jiangxi
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Mounted Objects

Materials

Hide

Large Chinese Famille Verte Headrest with Courtyard Scenes
Located in Chicago, IL
This large porcelain block is an oversized version of the headrests once used by well-to-do women
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century, Chinese Folding Bamboo Headrest, circa 1800
Located in Central England, GB
A rare 19th century Chinese folding bamboo headrest. This ingenious rare and beautifully made
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Antique 19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Blue and White Cat Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, with whiskers and
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Brown and White Cat Headrest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, with whiskers and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Figural Pillow or Headrest, Qianlong?
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese wooden head rest. Carved in the form of a recumbent or resting man
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Ceramic Headrests 'Opium Pillow', Early 20th Century, Pair
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Chinese ceramic headrests feature a green, brown and blue glaze as well as floral
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Headrest with Guardian Lion, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
headrest features a guardian lion in pursuit of an embroidered ball, a symbol of love and loyalty. A
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Ceramic Headrest 'Opium Pillow' with Coin Symbol, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic opium pillow /headrest of earthenware features a green glaze. Pillows in this
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Wenge Wood Mini Stools, Headrests, Stands
Located in Somis, CA
can be used as headrest, hand rests in Chinese medicine, as stands or bases. Very limited quantity
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2010s Chinese Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

DS-57 Armchair with Headrest by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Geneve, CH
DS-57 armchair with headrest by De Sede Dimensions: D 60 x W 90 x H 98 cm Materials: base in
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2010s Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

DS-57 Armchair with Headrest by De Sede
DS-57 Armchair with Headrest by De Sede
H 38.59 in W 35.44 in D 23.63 in
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
prevailing aesthetic tastes in decor and furniture of 19th century, China. Note the carved wooden headrest
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Chinese Quadrilobe Fabric Pillow with Embroidery
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese pillow was hand crafted by an artisan of the Republic Era (1912–1949). Constructed in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Chinese Ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow (headrest) of earthenware features a green & blue glaze. Pillows in this
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Certified Chinese 19c Armchairs in Black Laquered Elmwood and Rattan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
headrest was also thought to resemble the winged hats of Chinese mandarins of the Ming dynasty. Made from
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Antique 1850s Chinese Slipper Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Carved Wooden Opium Daybed with Rattan Inset
Located in Yonkers, NY
beautifully embodies the intricate craftsmanship and cultural heritage of ancient China. This opium daybed
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Gold Studded Candle Sconce by Brian Stanziale
By Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century headrest was originally used to preserve intricate hairstyles during sleep. The bms
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Candle Sconces

Materials

Metal

Pair of Body Chairs by Jim Warren Pearl Dot 1979 Yoga Chair Slatted Ash Chair
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Chinese philosophy, the square is the order and knowledge of man, as in the machines used to create the
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Ash

DS-277 Armchair by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Geneve, CH
height-adjustable headrest. When tilting to the rear, an otherwise invisible footrest can be extended for
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2010s Swiss Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Steel

DS-277 Armchair by De Sede
DS-277 Armchair by De Sede
H 39.38 in W 29.14 in D 20.87 in
Ds-57 Armchair by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Geneve, CH
aluminum. Also available with integrated, height-adjustable headrest. De Sede has its origins in a small
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2010s Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Ds-57 Armchair by De Sede
Ds-57 Armchair by De Sede
H 27.17 in W 35.44 in D 23.63 in
DS-51 Swiveling Taupe Leather Polished Chrome Lounge Chair & Ottoman by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Chicago, IL
, and even emerging markets such as China and Brazil. Timeless Classic from the 1970s and basis of De
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Restored Pair of 1960 Herman Miller No1 Hardwood Eames Lounge Armchairs Ottomans
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in GB
veneer: the headrest, the backrest and the seat. The layers are glued together and shaped under heat and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Chinese Reclining Armchair
Located in Wilton, CT
Reclining, pullout leg rest armchair, with rotating headrest, with lower arms possibly intended for
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Chinese Reclining Armchair
Chinese Reclining Armchair
H 34 in W 41 in D 28 in
19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Horn Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 19th century Chinese pillow made of horn; likely made in 1825 during the
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Antique 17th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Horn

16th Century Chinese Green Terracotta Lotus Motif Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a scarce 16th century figural Chinese pillow, green painted example molded into
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Antique 16th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Extremely Rare Pair of Chinese Huanghuali Yokeback Armchairs
Located in Wilton, CT
, derives from the Horns and Yoke of Asian Water Buffalo, and, cleverly, Provides a Comfortable Headrest
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Armchairs

Antique Chinese Nanwood reclining chair
Located in Denver, CO
actually quite comfortable and has both a headrest and a pull out footrest. Perfect for a sunroom or
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Antique 19th Century Furniture

19th Century Wooden Chinese Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used by an upper-class woman
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Elm

19th Century Wooden Chinese Headrest
19th Century Wooden Chinese Headrest
H 4.5 in W 11 in D 2.75 in
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Chinese Headrest For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese headrest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, wood and hardwood, every Chinese headrest was constructed with great care. There are 33 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese headrest you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese headrest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each Chinese headrest bearing hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Chinese Headrest?

Prices for a Chinese headrest start at $180 and top out at $2,780 with the average selling for $813.