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    A CIZHOU PAINTED TIGER-FORM PILLOW

    JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

    The pillow is modelled as a recumbent tiger, the details painted in black and rust-brown on a white
    slip, all under a clear glaze. The slightly sunken top on the back is further decorated with a peacock
    standing atop a rock amidst hovering butterflies.

    14 Ω in. (37.5 cm.) long, box

    HK$400,000-600,000                  US$52,000-78,000

    LITERATURE

    Tan Dan-jiong, History of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 2, Taipei, 1985, p. 494
    Chugoku meito ten: Chugoku toji 2000-nen no seika (Exhibition of Chinese Pottery: Two Thousand
    Years of Chinese Ceramics), Tokyo, 1992, no. 35

    金 磁州窯虎形枕

    著錄
    譚旦冏，《中國陶瓷史》，下冊，台北，1985年，494頁
    《中国名陶展：中国陶磁2000年の精華》，東京，1992年，圖版35號

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