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52 - A Cizhou Pillow with Inscription, Jin dynastyof oval form with a gently convex upper surface, boldly decorated in black calligraphy with four characters reading Jian Xian Si Qi over a white slip, a Confucian saying meaning "When seeing a person of virtue, strive to emulate them", the pillow has thick, gently rounded sides and a flat, unglazed base, the surface of pale creamy-white tone
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A Cizhou Pillow with Inscription, Jin dynastyof oval form with a gently convex upper surface, boldly decorated in black calligraphy with four characters reading Jian Xian Si Qi over a white slip, a Confucian saying meaning "When seeing a person of virtue, strive to emulate them", the pillow has thick, gently rounded sides and a flat, unglazed base, the surface of pale creamy-white tone A Jin dynasty octagonal pillow in the Minneapolis Institute of Art and a Cizhou pillow in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts provide comparative references for the present example's inscribed decoration, form and black-on-white technique L:25cm, H:12cm [Crack at body] Property from a English Private Collection. Link of detail photos: https://we.tl/t-E0OGC3to2pv5CRXx
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