A PAINTED CIZHOU 'SLEEPING LADY' PILLOW, JIN DYNASTY China, 1115-1234. Modeled in the form of a sleeping girl, covered with a white slip, her realistically rendered dress painted pale orange with the details in white slip and painted black under a transparent glaze, the base left unglazed revealing the buff ware. Provenance: D. Blitz, Amsterdam (label to base). Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above at TEFAF Maastricht in 2011 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch. Condition: Good condition with some old wear, few hairlines on one side, small chips and losses. Weight: 1,980 g Dimensions: Length 36.2 cm Literature comparison: Kaikodo Journal, New York, 1997, no. 79. Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong 1994, no. 162, p. 361. Chinese Ceramic Pillows. The Mr. & Mrs. Yeung Wing Tak Gift, Museum of the Western Han Tomb of the Nanyue King, Guangzhou 1993, no. 126. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related though slightly larger pillow sold by Christie's Hong Kong in The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection on 9 October 2019, lot 221, for HKD $225,000. 磁州窯彩繪美人枕，金代 中國，1115-1234。以一個橫臥美人為原型，逼真地描繪了衣服等細節。底部未上釉，露出了淺黃色的胎體。 來源：阿姆斯特丹D. Blitz (底座標簽)。 Drs. Koos de Jong 2011年購於TEFAF Maastricht (發票已遺失)。Drs. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。 品相：品相良好，一些老磨損，一面有輕微髮絲綫裂縫、小開片與缺失。 重量：1,980 克 尺寸：長 36.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：意見相似但大一些的美人枕于2019年10月9日香港佳士得《中國陶瓷與工藝品》拍場拍號221，成交價HKD $225,000。