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A ‘CIZHOU’ CARVED ‘PEONY’ PILLOW
11TH/12TH CENTURY

the octagonal facetted body with slightly dished top, carved
through the white slip with two large peony blossoms borne
on a leafy stem, all reserved on a punched ground, similarly
carved to the sides with two rectangular panels enclosing
quatrefoil panels of flowers and covered overall with a glaze of
ivory tone that falls to the foot, the flat base unglazed
27.5 cm, 10⅞ in.
‡ £ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 203,000-304,000 US$ 25,900-38,800

十一/十二世紀 磁州窰白釉刻牡丹紋八方枕

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