Beschreibung:

An outstanding 'Yaozhou' carved and dated pillow Jin dynasty, Dated to the Fifth Year of the Cheng An Reign (Corresponding to 1200 A.D.) the bean-shaped top accentuated by an accomodating concave surface, superbly-carved with a reclining boy gazing upward and grasping the stems of a lotus flower and leaf amidst scrolling motifs, the tapered sides featuring a frontal scene of two ducks in a lotus pond, the remaining section depicting alternating lotus flowers and leaves with a circular vent at the back, applied with an olive-green glaze with fine craquelure, the brown-spotted unglazed base inscribed and dated height 4 in., 10.2 cm; widest 8 5/8 in., 21.9 cm