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THE PROPERTY OF MR. MARK LAM
A CIZHOU 'ZHANG FAMILY' PAINTED PILLOW
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
Details
A CIZHOU 'ZHANG FAMILY' PAINTED PILLOW
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The rectangular pillow is painted in brown on a white slip under a clear glaze with a panel on the slightly concave top depicting a theatrical scen. The base is stamped with a five-character maker’s mark, ‘made by Zhang Family from Guxiang’ capped by a lotus leaf.
15 3/8 in. (38.8 cm.) long, box
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The rectangular pillow is painted in brown on a white slip under a clear glaze with a panel on the slightly concave top depicting a theatrical scen. The base is stamped with a five-character maker’s mark, ‘made by Zhang Family from Guxiang’ capped by a lotus leaf.
15 3/8 in. (38.8 cm.) long, box
Literature
Dream Quest: The Mark Lam Collection of Chinese Ceramic Pillows, Shanghai, 2008, pl. 40