A PILLOW IN THE FORM OF A KNEELING BOY

18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A PILLOW IN THE FORM OF A KNEELING BOY
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Modeled resting on his knees and elbows, his bald head flanked by knots of hair tied with a red ribbon, wearing a blue vest decorated with flowers and tied around the waist with a blue ribbon
15 in. (38.2 cm.) long

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Lot Essay

Ceramic pillows of this form were almost certainly inspired by dingyao and qingbai pillows from the Song dynasty. A pair of boys wearing red and blue vests was sold Sotheby's, London, 17 June 1998, lot 480, while a smaller version decorated in underglaze-blue and enamels is illustrated in the Museum für Kunsthandwek, Frankfurt-am-Maine, Catalogue, no. 98.

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