Carved Yingqing Bowl, 960-1280, 2 15/16 x 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. ( x x cm), Qingbai ware, Hutian kilns Porcelain with carved motif of boys and flowers under a light blue glaze, China, 10th-13th century, The interior of this thinly potted conical bowl has a finely incised design of two boys clambering amidst stylized peony blooms and feathery sprays of foliage encircled by a plain rim border. Children, especially sons, and peonies were auspicious emblems to the Chinese and they are common motifs in Song dynasty (960-1279) decorative art.

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