Lot 213. A 'Cizhou' Cream-Glazed Pillow, Northern Song Dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

the curved upper surface of ruyi form raised on a high pentagonal base, the top incised with a peony borne on a leafy stem, reserved against a densely combed background, covered overall in a cream glaze over a white slip stopping at the foot and the front side of the base, Japanese wood box (3). Width 11 5/8  in., 29.4 cm

Property from the collection of David and Nayda Utterberg

Provenance: Purchased in Tokyo, 1987.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 Mar 2016, 10:00 AM