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A SANCAI-GLAZED SQUARED ‘PEONY’ PILLOW 宋 / 金 三彩刻牡丹紋枕
SONG / JIN DYANSTY
來源
of gently arced rectangular form, the slightly sloping and Potter Palmer (1849-1918) 夫人收藏，此後家族傳承
concave top incised with a panel of two luxuriant peony 1951年 Palmer 家族贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加
flowers in pale-green and ocher-yellow, borne on undulating
stems issuing twisting leaves and curling tendrils on a 哥，館藏編號1951.182
creamy-white ground, enclosed within ruyi-form brackets
and a double-line border, all reserved on the bright green
ground continuing on the sides and falling short of the
unglazed base, revealing the buff-colored body
Length 14 in., 35.6 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mrs. Potter Palmer (1849-1918) and thence by
descent.
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago by the Palmer
family in 1951 (acc. no. 1951.182).
$ 8,000-12,000

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