Banana Plants Pillow
Banana Plants Pillow
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This album leaf comes from Min Zhen's 1788 'Album of Miscellaneous Subjects,' a set of twelve leaves the eccentric Qing-dynasty painter made for his friend Dailili Shanren in exchange for a scholar's stone. Min Zhen renders the banana plant from an unconventional low viewpoint, a motif long associated in Chinese painting with the literati world and, more loosely, with Buddhist ideas of impermanence given the plant's broad, easily torn leaves. Orphaned young and trained by the writer and imperial porcelain-workshop superintendent Tang Yin, Min Zhen was known for the versatility he brought to this late album. It is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
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This is a decent pillow at a slightly optimistic price. The subject of banana plants carries this more than the reproduction does. It arrived in perfect condition, so the packing did its job. It has earned its spot without earning much else…
I’m really pleased with this. It gave the breakfast nook the anchor it was missing. It works well in a split-level that has been hard to decorate…
The quality here is well beyond what I paid for it. The value here is so good that I keep expecting to find the catch. Ten out of ten from me…
I ordered it on a Friday and it was here Monday. I bought this for banana plants and got far more than I paid for. The weave is tight enough to hold every bit of the detail. I would order this again tomorrow…
The whole experience was smooth from checkout to delivery. The subject of banana plants is what sold me, and it delivers.