A CHINESE CIZHOU PILLOW JIN DYNASTY The broad eight-sided body decorated with ivory and a dark...

A CHINESE CIZHOU PILLOW

JIN DYNASTY

The broad eight-sided body decorated with ivory and a dark brown slip, and incised with a stylised floral spray to the top, 44.5cm.

Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Grace Chu, Capital Gallery. A copy of the original invoice is available.

Cf. Chinese Ceramic Pillows from Yeung Wing Tak Collection, p.127, no.79. for an almost identical example.