Pillow with Mandarin Duck: Cizhou Ware

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a green and tan ceramic pillow with a design on top. The pillow is positioned at an angle, with the front facing the right side of the image. The pillow has a rounded rectangular shape with a flat top and a curved front. The top surface features a green border with an etched scroll pattern around the edges. Inside the border is a tan background with a brown-outlined rectangular frame. Within this frame, there is a depiction of a mandarin duck standing on a patch of water plants, surrounded by more plants and a tree. The duck has a distinctive orange beak and a brown body with black spots. The base of the pillow is primarily tan with some green accents. A thick green band encircles the middle section, featuring an etched scroll pattern. The background of the image is dark gray to black, with a subtle shadow cast by the pillow on the left side.