Lot Essay
The inscription may be translated as, "The Duke of Zhou appears in a dream". The Duke of Zhou was the son of Wen Wang, the first ruler of the Zhou dynasty
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AN OLIVE-GREEN-GLAZED STONEWARE PILLOW
SONG DYNASTY
The dished top freely carved with two long-tailed birds perched in prunus branches flanked by cloud spandrels at the corners, above sprays of narcissus and chrysanthemum on the two long sides and a four-character inscription, Meng jian zhou gong, inscribed on one end, the other end pierced with a circular vent and left unglazed in square patches at the corners where the pillow was supported in the kiln, covered in a glaze of olive color which also covers the flat base
9¼ in. (23.5cm.) long, box
SONG DYNASTY
The dished top freely carved with two long-tailed birds perched in prunus branches flanked by cloud spandrels at the corners, above sprays of narcissus and chrysanthemum on the two long sides and a four-character inscription, Meng jian zhou gong, inscribed on one end, the other end pierced with a circular vent and left unglazed in square patches at the corners where the pillow was supported in the kiln, covered in a glaze of olive color which also covers the flat base
9¼ in. (23.5cm.) long, box