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A QINGBAI ‘BOYS’ BOWL
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
of conical form with gently rounded sides rising
from a short slightly tapered foot, the interior
carved with two boys among stylized floral
scrolls, applied overall with a transparent pale
blue glaze pooling in the recesses, the recessed
base partially glazed revealing the body burnt
russet in the firing, Japanese wood box (3)
Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm

PROVENANCE
Japanese Private Collection, acquired before
the 1990s.

$ 6,000-8,000

南宋 青白釉刻連生貴子紋盌

來源
日本私人收藏，得於1990年代之前

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772 A QINGBAI CARVED ‘FLORAL’ BOWL
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
the deep rounded sides set over a very low
footring, the exterior incised in calligraphic lines
with a band of abstract floral scroll between a
double line above and a band of curved lines
below, covered overall in a pale translucent
greenish-blue glaze save for the mouth, the
glaze with fine craquelure
Diameter 5½ in., 14 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of H. H. Pao.
Collection of Charles George Cowperthwaite,
acquired from the above in the late 1980s, and
thence by descent.
$ 6,000-8,000

南宋 青白釉劃花盌

來源
H. H. Pao 收藏
Charles George Cowperthwaite 收藏，1980年
代末購於上述處，此後家族傳承

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