A CARVED QINGBAI BOWL, SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1279. The conical body with steep sides rising from a slightly tapered foot, the interior freely carved with a frieze of stylized leafy scrolls encircling the central roundel, covered overall save for the base with a lustrous translucent greenish-white glaze. Provenance: Acquired by W. R. Hodgson in Tokyo in the early 1950s on the advice of Professor Fujio Koyama of the Tokyo National Museum. Thence by descent within the family. Lieutenant Colonel William Roy Hodgson, CMG, OBE (1892-1958) was an Australian diplomat and member of the drafting committee for the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, one short glaze hairline extending from a firing flaw to the foot, most likely from manufacturing, some small firing irregularities. Weight: 216.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 17.3 cm Old fitted Japanese box with inscription on a paper label to the cover. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with another conical Qingbai bowl with a related carving at Christies New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 17 - 18 March 2016, lot 1496, sold for USD $15,000. 青白暗刻花卉紋碗，宋代 中國，960-1279。青白碗，薄壁，碗内暗刻花卉紋，整體施半透明青白色釉。 來源： W. R. Hodgson上世紀五十年代在東京國立美術館小山富士夫的建議下購於東京，自此在家族中保存。上校William Roy Hodgson先生(1892-1958)，澳大利亞外交官， 聯合國《人權宣言》起草委員會成員。 品相：品相極好，老磨損，一道釉面髮絲裂縫延伸至足部，可能是製作缺陷，一些小燒製瑕疵。 重量：216.8 克 尺寸：直徑17.3 厘米