JIN DYNASTY

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A rare cizhou 'tiger' pillow
Jin Dynasty
The recumbent tiger supporting his head on its front paws, the stripes and details sketchily painted in brown and café-au-lait on a white slip, the slanting back decorated with a cartouche of a goose in flight, all under a clear glaze, the nostrils pierced as vent holes
39 cm. long

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Lot Essay

It is far more usual for tiger pillows of this type to be painted in orange and dark brown rather than the unusual and elegant use of the white slip ground of the present pillow. Several examples of the former type, all similarly dated 12th-13th century, are illustrated in Chinese Ceramic Pillows from Yeung Wing Tak Collection, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1984, nos. 80-5.

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