Lot 3122. A Cizhou painted tiger-form pillow, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 14 1/2 in. (37.5 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000 (USD 51,821 - USD 77,731). Price realised HKD 687,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

The pillow is modelled as a recumbent tiger, the details painted in black and rust-brown on a white slip, all under a clear glaze. The slightly sunken top on the back is further decorated with a peacock standing atop a rock amidst hovering butterflies, box.

Literature: Tan Dan-jiong, History of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 2, Taipei, 1985, p. 494
Chugoku meito ten: Chugoku toji 2000-nen no seika (Exhibition of Chinese Pottery: Two Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics), Tokyo, 1992, no. 35

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics From The Yangdetang Collection, 30 November 2016, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall