Lot 629. A Qingbai carved 'Boys and lotus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate: US$3,000 - US$5,000. Lot Sold 3,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the subtly rounded conical sides supported on a tapered foot, the interior freely carved with two plump boys playing amidst swirling leaves, covered overall in a pale blue-green glaze.

Provenance: Collection of Johannes Hellner (1866-1947).
Michael B. Weisbrod, Inc., New York, 1986.
New York Private Collection

Literature: Jan Wirgin, 'Sung Ceramics Designs', Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, no. 42, Stockholm, 1970, pl. 20b.