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A CARVED QINGBAI 'BOYS' BOWL SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279) The bowl has widely flared conical sides and is freely carved on the interior with two boys amidst feathery foliate sprays, all under a transparent, pale blue-tinged glaze.Together with a carved Ding bowl, Song dynasty (AD 960-1279), of flared rounded form and with a metal-bound rim, the interior is carved with a lotus spray and the bowl is covered inside and out with a crackled glaze of ivory tone. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.); 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) Provenance Qingbai bowl: The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art From the Sze Yuan Tang; Christie's, New York, 21 September 1995, lot 115. Ding bowl: The Scheinmann Collection; Christie's, New York, 22 September 1995, lot 597.