Lot 188: A Chinese carved Qingbai 'Boys' bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000. Photo: Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions.

of conical form, the wide flaring sides rising from a slightly tapering foot to a gently flared rim, freely carved to the interior with two boys amongst a lush ground of scrolling peonies, applied overall with transparent glaze with green tinge, pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses, with unglazed base to foot, 20.5cm diameter

Provenance: The Peter Arlidge Collection, 1976-2014.

Compare with a very similar bowl sold in The Pilkington Collection of Chinese Art , Sotheby s, Hong Kong, 6th April 2016, lot 81.

Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art Including the Peter Arlidge Collection of Song Ceramics by Dreweatts & Bloomsbury, November 15, 2016, 10:00 AM GMT – Newbury, United Kingdom