Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Two ceramic pillows depicting a quail and a goat. China, Northern Song dynasty, 960-1127 AD [2500×2772] by MunakataSennin
MunakataSennin on May 19, 2026 6:06 pm [Museum 1](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1973-0726-247), [Museum 2](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1973-0726-246)
Palimpsest0 on May 19, 2026 6:29 pm How were ceramic, or other hard materials, pillows used? Did a cushion go on top, or were people just acclimated to laying their head on a hard block to rest?
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[Museum 1](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1973-0726-247), [Museum 2](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1973-0726-246)
How were ceramic, or other hard materials, pillows used? Did a cushion go on top, or were people just acclimated to laying their head on a hard block to rest?