ID 905543
Lot 868 | A EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CARVED DING BEAN-SHAPED PILLOW
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 80 000
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY
The slightly concave top is decorated with a carp swimming amidst lotus blooms, lily pads, and other aquatic plants framed by a running scroll border and the tall sides are embellished with a wide band of scrollwork, all carved through the pale iron-brown slip to reveal the white ground and covered overall with a transparent glossy glaze. The base is left unglazed and has four small vent apertures.
11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4854.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Pillow |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Pillow |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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