A Chinese Cizhou carved-slip decorated pottery pillow

A Chinese Cizhou carved-slip decorated pottery pillow Northern Song Dynasty

Of slightly curved octagonal ingot-form, carved through the creamy-white slip in low relief to reveal the darker grey-brown body; the top with peony spray and stylized clouds, the sides with stylized floral and foliate motifs, underside unglazed.

(L: 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance: Property from a US private collection

LITERATURE: "Song Ceramics, the Eight Kiln Group at a Glance: Examples from the Jiyuanshanfang Collection", 2008, p. 166