Chinese Antique Stoneware Cat Pillow, Opium Pillow, Headrest

Large ceramic sculpture of a Siamese cat, hand-painted, life size. Detailed, very realistic item, very accurately painted, with beautiful eyes, it looks like alive! A very high quality sculpture with many fine details. In very good condition. Impressed under the bottom. Siamese cats are best known for their sleek, distinctive appearance. No one is certain when Siamese cats were first bred and domesticated, it's commonly believed that they originated in Thailand around the 14th century, when they first appeared in a Thai manuscript...

Gorgeous collection of porcelain cat figurines made by Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal Porcelain Manufactory, Germany, from the period of 1935-1955. Th...

Bronze pitcher designed as a phoenix, China, late 19th-beginning 20th century. Apocryphal mark Xuande. Measures: Height 12.5 cm (5 in).

Collection of Five Antique Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Mantle Dogs. They are ideal to decorate any interior to add a plus of color and warmth. Height 18, 23, 23 28 and 28 cm.

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...

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...

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...

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...