NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY

Details

A RARE CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO 'PHOENIX' PILLOW
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The base with an inscription in black ink, with one character reading Zhang, probably a family name.
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) across, Japanese wood box

Provenance

Fujii Eikan Bunko Collection, Fujii Takaaki (1913 - 1983), according to label on box.

Literature

Charm of Black and White Ware: Transition of Cizhou Type Wares, Osaka, 2002, no. 21.

Exhibited

On loan: Kyoto National Museum, 2 August 1996.
Osaka, Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Charm of Black and White Ware: Transition of Cizhou Type Wares, 1 October-8 December 2002.

Special notice

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