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THOUGHTS ACROSS THE WATERS: ASIAN ART FROM THE DAVID DRABKIN COLLECTION
A PAINTED CIZHOU TIGER-FORM PILLOW
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
Details
A PAINTED CIZHOU TIGER-FORM PILLOW
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The pillow is molded as a recumbent tiger, the facial details and fur marking painted in dark brown and pale russet on a white slip and under a clear glaze, and the slightly dished top is painted with a panel of a peacock and lilies.
14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm.) long
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The pillow is molded as a recumbent tiger, the facial details and fur marking painted in dark brown and pale russet on a white slip and under a clear glaze, and the slightly dished top is painted with a panel of a peacock and lilies.
14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm.) long
Provenance
David Drabkin Collection.
Exhibited
On loan: New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 1994-2020.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist