Lot 16
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A VERY LARGE AND RARE POLYCHROME CIZHOU KIDNEY-SHAPED PILLOW
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A VERY LARGE AND RARE POLYCHROME CIZHOU KIDNEY-SHAPED PILLOW

JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

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A VERY LARGE AND RARE POLYCHROME CIZHOU KIDNEY-SHAPED PILLOW
Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Elegantly curved with a slightly concave upper surface, the decoration incised through the slip and glazed in amber, green, and cream to depict a hexagonal enclosure bearing geometric and foliate designs surrounded by an abstract wave pattern, multiple line and foliate borders, the glaze stopping halfway down the sides with the base unglazed, chipped and cracked
15¾ in. (40 cm.) wide
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
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THE RESULT OF OXFORD THERMOLUMINESCENCE TEST no.C101x31 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DATING OF THIS LOT

Lot Essay

Compare another crescent-shaped pillow of the same type, but with a peony spray panel, in Jan Wirgin, Sung Ceramic Designs, pl. 51a; another, with lotus plants among yellow scrollwork, in Gray, Sung Porcelain and Stoneware, col. pl. F; another with ducks and lotus plants from the Yeung Wing Tak Collection, Museum of Oriental Cermaics, Osaka, 1984, no. 101; and another pillow sold at auction in London, 12 December 1989, lot 83.

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