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87 of ovoid insets, with some further areas PROVENANCE
of marbling on the rounded sides, one of
AN INCISED SANCAI PILLOW AND which is punctuated, covered overall with Acquired in Hong Kong, 21 November 1985
AN AMBER-GLAZED MARBLED a deep amber glaze with the exception of
PILLOW the centre of the base encircled with three 唐 三彩刻寶相花紋枕、黃釉絞胎枕
TANG DYNASTY (618-907) spur marks.
來源
The sancai pillow is incised to the top with a Sancai pillow: 5 in. (12.6 cm.) wide; 1985年11月21日購於香港
stylised floral scroll bearing two blossoms, marbled pillow: 5 ¬ in. (14.3 cm.) wide,
picked out in green, amber and cream boxes(2)
glazes, the four sides resist-decorated in
cream against a rich amber ground, one of HK$70,000-90,000
which is pierced, the base mostly unglazed US$9,100-12,000
revealing the pale buff body. The marbled
pillow is decorated to the top with a pattern

THE PROPERTY OF MR. MARK LAM 87
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A SHANXI MOULDED AMBER-
GLAZED ‘DOUBLE-LION’ PILLOW
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The pillow is shaped as two opposing
lion heads, the top panel moulded with a
honeycomb pattern, glazed all-over including
the base with a rich amber glaze, with
sporadic splashes of green glaze. There is
a ventilation hole at the back and two small
spur marks on both the front and back sides.

11¬ in. (29.5 cm.) long, Japanese wood box

HK$40,000-80,000
US$5,200-10,000

LITERATURE:

Dream Quest: The Mark Lam Collection of
Chinese Ceramic Pillows, Shanghai, 2008,
pl. 49

金 山西黃釉綠斑印蜂巢紋雙臥獅形枕

來源
林保照先生珍藏

著錄
《枕林尋夢 ─ 中國歷代陶瓷枕精品》，
上海，2008年，圖版49號

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