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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATES OF WALTER HOCHSTADTER AND ALICE CHU
A CIZHOU IVORY-GLAZED CARVED POTTERY PILLOW
SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
Details
A CIZHOU IVORY-GLAZED CARVED POTTERY PILLOW
SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The slightly dished, canted top carved through the white slip with a large peony blossom borne on a leafy stem that surrounds the flower, reserved on a punched ground, covered overall with a glaze of ivory tone that falls to the foot
10¼ in. (26 cm.) long
SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The slightly dished, canted top carved through the white slip with a large peony blossom borne on a leafy stem that surrounds the flower, reserved on a punched ground, covered overall with a glaze of ivory tone that falls to the foot
10¼ in. (26 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by Walter Hochstadter prior to 1997 and gifted to Alice Chu, Mr. Hochstadter's companion in Australia, and thence by descent to the present owner.
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