Qing Dynasty Famille-Rose Baby Pillow with Rare Shape

A Chinese mid-late Qing dynasty famille-rose 'figure of baby'…
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A Chinese mid-late Qing Dynasty famille-rose 'figure of baby' porcelain pillow, height 20 cm 3.5 x 17.5 cm, Porcelain pillows were first seen in the Sui and Tang dynasties and were widely popular since the Song and Yuan dynasties. The pillow is traditionally used as summer bedding. This particular pillow is notable not only for its quality, but also its rarely-seen shape of a baby (Song Dynasty). It is most common to be finished in white glaze, shadow green, sancai, yellow and green glazed, black glazed in the Song dynasty., The item is obviously inherited from the Song dynasty baby pillow, the unique gesture with famille-rose decorated clothing. It has had a partial restoration., (See Beijing Poly 12th Anniversary Autumn Auction, Palace Art and Important Porcelain Crafts, Lot 6187. Qing Dynasty Qianlong famille-rose carved porcelain doll's pillow, estimated at RMB100,000-150,000)

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