A Chinese stoneware cream-glazed 'Kalavinka' pillow, Northern Song dynasty, the curved headrest carved with an incised floral decoration, supported by two winged women amongst swirling clouds, covered in an allover cream glaze, 26cm long Exhibited:...

A Chinese stoneware cream-glazed 'Kalavinka' pillow, Northern Song dynasty, the curved headrest carved with an incised floral decoration, supported by two winged women amongst swirling clouds, covered in an allover cream glaze, 26cm long Exhibited: Museo Nacional de Arte Oriental, Buenos Aires, Inauguracion, 1966, nos. 44 and 45 (according to labels). Provenance: Adela Ocampo de Heimendal (1845-1931), Paris and Buenos Aires. Madeleine Ocampo de Casares-Lumb, Buenos Aires; Alberto Casares Ocampo (1928-1998), Buenos Aires; Thence in the family by descent.
品相報告 Condition Report: Some losses around the edge of the headrest, with chips and deep grazes to the heads of the supports, as well as to the extremities of the pillow. Some firing flaws present throughout. Surface wear commensurate with age throughout.