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† A CIZHOU PAINTED ‘BUDDHIST LION’ PILLOW, YUAN OR EARLY MING
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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? A CIZHOU PAINTED ‘BUDDHIST LION’ PILLOW, YUAN OR EARLY MING

China, 13th-14th century. Naturalistically modeled as a Buddhist Lion vibrantly painted on a white slip and under a clear glaze with two large eyes and black stripes on the orange-red body, its back gently dished to form a concave pillow and painted with a bird perched on the ground.

Provenance: Fong’s Gallery, Hong Kong. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1999 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Galerie Zacke, Fine Chinese Art, April 2020, lot 287. A Chinese private collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and some firing flaws.

Weight: 806.1 g
Dimensions: Length 17 cm

The flat base unglazed revealing the grey buff ware.

The present lot belongs to a family of Cizhou pillows in the form of recumbent Buddhist Lions, variously decorated with birds, flowers, and animals. Animal-form pillows were believed to promote the birth of sons and protect against evil, which is discussed by T. Mikami in Chinese Ceramic Pillows from Yeung Wing Tak Collection, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1984, p. 18.

This pillow is quite rare in that the orange-red color differs from the pale orange customary for such pillows during the Jin dynasty, suggesting a slightly later date.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related pillow, considerably larger (37 cm long) and dated to the 12th to 13th century, sold by Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 20-21 March 2014, lot 2085, for USD $68,750.



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