Items Similar to Chinese Ho Ho Boy Headrest, c. 1900

Chinese White Porcelain Pillow Ho Ho Boy Headrest c. 1950

Chinese Ho Ho Boy Water Dropper, c. 1900

Chinese Lucky Girl Headrest, c. 1900

Chinese Green Drip Glaze Headrest, c. 1900

Chinese Celadon Glazed Temple Headrest, c. 1900

Chinese Ceramic Headrest

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 7

Chinese Ho Ho Boy Headrest, c. 1900

About the Item

To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. This headrest is shaped in the form of a baby boy, a motif commonly termed "ho ho boy." Children were a popular motif in Chinese art and furniture, and were considered lucky talismans, especially for prospective parents. This ho ho boy headrest may have once been used by a pregnant woman, hoping the pillow would give her dreams of a healthy baby. A monochrome white glaze sheets across the exterior and pools in the folds of the sleeping child's clothes.

Dimensions:

Height: 4.75 in (12.07 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)

Style:

Qing (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic,Glazed

Place of Origin:

China

Period:

Early 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1900

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Chicago, IL

Reference Number:

Seller: PR03371stDibs: LU820028504802

More From This Seller

View All

Chinese Ho Ho Boy Water Dropper, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This curious object is a late 19th-century Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that would have been found upon a scholar's painting ta...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ho Ho Boy Water Dropper, c. 1900

$380

Chinese Lucky Girl Headrest, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman would use a rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or purely decorative, such headrests were crafted from a variety of materials and were often decorated with elaborate patterns or symbolic motifs. This porcelain headrest...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Lucky Girl Headrest, c. 1900

$980

Chinese Green Drip Glaze Headrest, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Green Drip Glaze Headrest, c. 1900

$180

Chinese Celadon Glazed Temple Headrest, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman would use a rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or pure...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Celadon Glazed Temple Headrest, c. 1900

$580

Chinese Sancai Peony Headrest, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. Its unusual form is densely patterned with abstrac...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Sancai Peony Headrest, c. 1900

$1,480

Chinese Blue and White Headrest with Guardian Lion, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

In order to keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic box as a pillow. Lavishly decorated in the traditional blue-and...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Headrest with Guardian Lion, c. 1850

$280

Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Porcelain Pillow Ho Ho Boy Headrest c. 1950

$595

Chinese Ceramic Headrest

Located in Vosselaar, BE

A Chinese unglazed ceramic headrest with lovely patina and naieve carvings on both sides. ONe geometrical and one of a fantasy beast (griffion?). These headrests are found in difform...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ceramic Headrest

$640

17th Century Chinese Porcelain Ho Ho Boy Figure in Wucai/Famille Vert Glaze

Located in Southampton, NY

17th Century Chinese Porcelain Ho Ho Boy Figure in Wucai/Famille Vert Glaze. Good overall condition. Screw inserted to hole on reverse to hang on wall. Cannot tell if the front has a...

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Chinese Porcelain Ho Ho Boy Figure in Wucai/Famille Vert Glaze

$2,600

Chinese Foo Dog Hardwood Hand Carved and Signed, Qing circa 1900

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good Chinese hardwood foo dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the late Qing period, circa 1900. The piece is hand carved as a fierce dog or lion sat on a...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Foo Dog Hardwood Hand Carved and Signed, Qing circa 1900

$777

Collection of Chinese Blanc de Chine Foo Dogs, 17th-19th Century, China

Located in Austin, TX

An absolutely wonderful assembled group of Chinese Blanc de Chine white glazed porcelain Buddhistic lion (foo lion, foo dog) joss stick holders, Qing...

Category