- Chen YongShen
- Opium Pillow, 1939
- Bamboo, Chinese shellac
- 5 x 13.5 x 5 in (12.7 x 34.29 x 12.7 cm)
- Signature: ‘This pillow was made by 陳泳盛 (Romanized Chen YongShen) in the year of 己卯 (1939). List price: $30.’
- NFS
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Not For Sale
Chinese opium pillow consisting of a rolled bamboo structure with shellac exterior. Likely made for use in the provinces and not originally intended as a tourist object.
- Subject Matter: Lacquer
- Collections: Grand Tour Souvenirs