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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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AN INCISED SANCAI PILLOW AND AN AMBER-GLAZED MARBLED PILLOW
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The sancai pillow is incised to the top with a stylised floral scroll bearing two blossoms, picked out in green, amber and cream glazes, the four sides resist-decorated in cream against a rich amber ground, one of which is pierced, the base mostly unglazed revealing the pale buff body. The marbled pillow is decorated to the top with a pattern of ovoid insets, with some further areas of marbling on the rounded sides, one of which is punctuated, covered overall with a deep amber glaze with the exception of the centre of the base encircled with three spur marks.
Sancai pillow: 5 in. (12.6 cm.) wide; marbled pillow: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) wide, boxes
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The sancai pillow is incised to the top with a stylised floral scroll bearing two blossoms, picked out in green, amber and cream glazes, the four sides resist-decorated in cream against a rich amber ground, one of which is pierced, the base mostly unglazed revealing the pale buff body. The marbled pillow is decorated to the top with a pattern of ovoid insets, with some further areas of marbling on the rounded sides, one of which is punctuated, covered overall with a deep amber glaze with the exception of the centre of the base encircled with three spur marks.
Sancai pillow: 5 in. (12.6 cm.) wide; marbled pillow: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) wide, boxes
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 21 November 1985