Liao dynasty lotus leaf pillow three-color baby play

• RMB 143724
• HKD 177000
• USD 22656
• EUR 17700

note: bedding, pillow as ceramics beginning in sui, tang to yuan dynasty north and south each kilns fire generally, modelling the original box and animal form, and then evolved architecture pillow and pillow, according to the classification and variety glazed pottery at low temperature and high temperature glaze porcelain two kinds big. Three-color pillow low-temperature glazed pottery, for low temperature glaze color lead, liao dynasty three-color multi-purpose yellow, green and white three color glaze, glazing of disconnect, smooth glaze delicate and charming, can be comparable to the tang.
this is the time characters of the pillow, lie on the bed of the lad as pillow, the lad right hand under the pillow on the head, left hand holding a lotus leaf, lotus leaf edge slightly upward folding as pillow, the lad look natural, eye closure, a deep sleep like a naughty after a nap, innocent and lovely. All pillow clever, beautifully designed, with the same period of the song dynasty jingdezhen kiln green craft the lad lotus leaf pillow influence each other in modelling for reference, especially the pillow surface three-color hand in photograph reflect, like beautiful tenuous clouds, beautiful. Original items belonged to Helsinki, Finland, art gallery, inheritance and orderly, very precious.
see: the China ceramics complete – liao, western xia, jin, Shanghai people’s fine arts publishing house, 2000, pp. 179, 160