Blue and white porcelain cushion ‘Phoenix and children’, Yuan style

Porcelain pillow with an elongated crescent-shaped base, on which a concave plate rests. The interior is painted in cobalt blue with a scene of two phoenixes flying among clouds. At the ends are two small children, modelled in relief, carrying fruit. Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or later.

Size: 16.5 x 45 x 21 cm