A 'marbled' pillow, Five Dynasties and a ‘Yaozhou’ celadon box and cover, Song dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD (3,399 - 4,532 EUR).  Photo Sotheby's.

the pillow of ruyi form, the top centred with a marbled lozenge surrounded by a diapered ground of various geometric patterns extending onto the sides, all against a green ground highlighted with a slight iridescence; the box and cover of circular form, the cover carved with peony blooms borne on curling foliate scrolls, the short sides detailed with a border of leafy veins repeated on the box, the exterior save the base applied overall with a lustrous olive-green glaze - 21.7 and 17.7 cm., 8 1/2  and 7 in.

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE HONG KONG COLLECTION

Provenance: The pillow: Acquired in Hong Kong, 15th July 1987.

Note: See a similar pillow from the collection of Jin Ming, illustrated in Geng Baochang, Selection of Plates of Porcelain wares Collected by Jin Ming, Beijing, 1994, pl. 6.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 déc. 2015, 02:00 PM