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A CARVED QINGBAI SHALLOW
‘BOYS’ BOWL

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The interior of the bowl is fuidly carved with a
scene of two boys amidst fowers and it is covered
overall with a translucent glaze of pale blue
tone which pools in the recesses, except for the
underside of the foot.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) diam., cloth box

$8,000-12,000

Jan Wirgin, in Sung Ceramic Design, London,
1979, pp. 179-81, discusses the origin of the boys
among foral scrolls motif, citing the infuence
of Indian cave art and the Buddhist motif of the
reborn souls on lotus fowers from the Tang
period. By the Song dynasty, when the design
was immensely popular on wares in various
materials such as silver, bronze, textile and jade,
and at diferent ceramic kilns including Yaozhou
and Ding, it is clear that it had become a popular
motif suggesting fertility and abundance.
南宋 青白釉劃嬰戲紋盌

1170
A JUN SHALLOW DISH

NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY
(AD 960-1234)
The dish is covered overall with a milky sky-blue
glaze thinning to a mushroom tone on the rim and
edges. The foot ring is unglazed.
6æ in. (17.1 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

$4,000-6,000

北宋/金 鈞窯折沿盤

1170

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