Lot 339. A pair of blue and white 'boys' bowls, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000 (USD 3,654 - USD 6,090). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

Each bowl is decorated to the exterior with five boys holding leafy stems, separated by lotus blooms, all on a scrolling foliate ground. The interiors are painted with a central roundel enclosing a body seated on a lotus flower. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam.

Note: A similar bowl from the collection of the Norton Museum of Art, Florida, USA, was sold at Christie's New York, 4-5 April 2006, lot 359.

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part I, 9 November 2016, London, South Kensington