Green Drip Glaze Headrest

c. 1900
$180 USD
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Dimensions
W: 5.25" D: 5.0" H: 7.0"
Materials
Ceramic
Glaze
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Collection #
CDKZ069
Estimated Shipping
$20

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 exquisitely crafted accoutrements.

This ceramic headrest is one such accessory, used atop a woven daybed to support the head of a lounging smoker. Tall and rigid, the headrest would have been less of a pillow and more of a platform that allowed the inebriated smoker to more comfortably lie on their side and have a view of the opium lamp.

Today, the headrest is a beautiful sculptural object, decorated with a coin-shaped cutout and a glassy blue-green glaze that drips down the sides in contrast to the crazed white field.

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PIPE DREAMS

Beginning in the 18th century, smoking opium recreationally became an entire culture unto itself, replete with beautifully crafted paraphernalia that expressed one's good taste and refinement.

Each step of the smoking process called for a different accessory, each an opportunity to impress.

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