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A RARE CHINESE AMBER GLAZED MARBLE PILLOW, TANG DYNASTY (618 - 907)
Marbling (jiao tai) was a popular decorative technique on Tang dynasty ceramics, applied to a wide range of forms including jars, cups, bowls, dishes, and censers. Marbled sections were also inlaid into larger objects, such as pillows, for decorative effect. The marbled appearance was achieved either by blending clays of different colours during formation or by applying contrasting slips to the surface. In both cases, the vessel was then covered with a transparent glaze, most commonly amber, as seen on the present lot.
A similar example sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 307. Similar pillow also in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1996, p.238, no.217.
唐 琥珀釉絞胎枕
絞胎為唐代流行之裝飾工藝，廣泛應用於罐、盃、盌、盤及香爐等器物，亦常嵌飾於如枕類大型器上以增裝飾效果。其製作方法或為於成型時混合不同色泥，或於器表施以對比化妝土，再覆透明釉燒成，常見為琥珀釉，本器即為其例。
可參考相類例，見香港蘇富比，2018年11月28日，拍品307；另見北京故宮博物院藏品，著錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：晉唐瓷器》，香港，1996年，頁238，編號217。
14.5 x 10 x 7.5cm
Unsold
Lot 206
Marbling (jiao tai) was a popular decorative technique on Tang dynasty ceramics, applied to a wide range of forms including jars, cups, bowls, dishes, and censers. Marbled sections were also inlaid into larger objects, such as pillows, for decorative effect. The marbled appearance was achieved either by blending clays of different colours during formation or by applying contrasting slips to the surface. In both cases, the vessel was then covered with a transparent glaze, most commonly amber, as seen on the present lot.
A similar example sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 307. Similar pillow also in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1996, p.238, no.217.
唐 琥珀釉絞胎枕
絞胎為唐代流行之裝飾工藝，廣泛應用於罐、盃、盌、盤及香爐等器物，亦常嵌飾於如枕類大型器上以增裝飾效果。其製作方法或為於成型時混合不同色泥，或於器表施以對比化妝土，再覆透明釉燒成，常見為琥珀釉，本器即為其例。
可參考相類例，見香港蘇富比，2018年11月28日，拍品307；另見北京故宮博物院藏品，著錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：晉唐瓷器》，香港，1996年，頁238，編號217。
14.5 x 10 x 7.5cm
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
The upper right corner shows over-spraying, possibly associated with minor restoration; otherwise, the piece is in overall good condition.
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