Lot 72. A 'Cizhou' 'Sgraffito' pillow, Song dynasty (960-1279). Length 9 1/2  in., 24.2 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 USD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's.

 of bean shape, the slightly concave top covered with black and white slip, carved through the black slip to the white layer beneath with two leafy stems divided by a geometric band within a black slip border, all under a transparent glaze save for the flat base exposing the buff body. 

Note: See a related pillow of similar decoration but within double borders, from the Idemitsu Museum of Arts in Sodai no Toji [Song Ceramics], Tokyo, 1979, pl. 100

Sotheby's. Song Tradition: Early Ceramics from the Yang De Tang Collection. New York, 17 march 2015, 11:00 AM