Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest

A horizontal porcelain headrest shaped like a reclining child. Featuring a crisp white ground with traditional cobalt blue floral and scroll patterns. Glossy vitrified texture with hand-painted facial details.
A horizontal porcelain headrest shaped like a reclining child. Featuring a crisp white ground with traditional cobalt blue floral and scroll patterns. Glossy vitrified texture with hand-painted facial details.
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
A horizontal porcelain headrest shaped like a reclining child. Featuring a crisp white ground with traditional cobalt blue floral and scroll patterns. Glossy vitrified texture with hand-painted facial details. A horizontal porcelain headrest shaped like a reclining child. Featuring a crisp white ground with traditional cobalt blue floral and scroll patterns. Glossy vitrified texture with hand-painted facial details. Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Opium Pillow – Blue and White Figural Headrest
$82.00
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Invite a grounded and timeless vibe to your gallery with this vintage Chinese porcelain opium pillow, featuring a classic blue and white hand-painted figural landscape on a traditional rectangular headrest silhouette.

Modeled after traditional Chinese "opium pillows," this piece is shaped like a resting child, adorned with intricate cobalt blue transfer-ware patterns of chrysanthemums and scrolling vines that wind gracefully across the fluted body.

The heavy molding and classic white ground give the piece a substantial, sculptural quality that feels both timeless and reverent. Whether added to a collection of fine Chinoiserie or displayed as a standalone focal point in a Dark Academia study, this set serves as a functional relic of Eastern craftsmanship. Its crisp contrast and historical form ensure it remains a conversation piece, bringing a sense of historic luxury and handcrafted beauty to the modern home.

This item is vintage, approximately 50 years old. All measurements are close but approximate. I measure in quarter inches.

  • Origin: China

  • Era: Late 20th Century (c. 1970s Revival)

  • Material: Glazed Porcelain

  • Dimensions: 5.50" x 10.00"

  • Condition: Excellent

  • Special Feature: Figural "Child" form; traditional blue and white cobalt glaze.

  • Note: While traditionally referred to as "opium pillows," these were historically used as cooling headrests during warmer months in Asia.