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Unknown — A Cizhou sgraffiato 'peony and bamboo' octagonal pillow and a Henan moulded green-glazed pillow, Northern Song dynasty 北宋 磁州窰白地剔牡丹紋竹節棱八方枕 及 河南綠釉珍珠地印卷草紋亞腰枕
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A Cizhou sgraffiato 'peony and bamboo' octagonal pillow and a Henan moulded green-glazed pillow, Northern Song dynasty 北宋 磁州窰白地剔牡丹紋竹節棱八方枕 及 河南綠釉珍珠地印卷草紋亞腰枕

A pair of Northern Song dynasty pillows including a Cizhou sgraffiato octagonal pillow with peony and bamboo decoration and a Henan green-glazed pillow with molded floral patterns. These pillows showcase regional ceramic traditions of northern China.

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CHINA / 5000 YEARS

May 25, 2022

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 354

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Unknown, A Cizhou sgraffiato 'peony and bamboo' octagonal pillow and a Henan moulded green-glazed pillow, Northern Song dynasty 北宋 磁州窰白地剔牡丹紋竹節棱八方枕 及 河南綠釉珍珠地印卷草紋亞腰枕

A pair of Northern Song dynasty pillows including a Cizhou sgraffiato octagonal pillow with peony and bamboo decoration and a Henan green-glazed pillow with molded floral patterns. These pillows showcase regional ceramic traditions of northern China.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pillows, Cizhou, Green-Glazed Ceramics, Northern Song Dynasty, Sgraffiato, Peony

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art