AN INCISED DING 'BOYS' BOWL, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1127. The conical sides rising from a short and slightly tapered foot to a flared rim, the interior neatly incised with three evenly spaced boys facing different directions, surrounding a central circular recess. Covered in a soft white glaze stopping neatly below the rim and unevenly above the foot, revealing the white ware.

Provenance: Jung's, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, 6 May 1995. Lawrence H. Dunbar, Jr. (d. 2008), Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA, acquired from the above and thence by descent within the family. A copy of the original invoice from Jung's, Inc., dated 6 May 1995, accompanies this lot. Jung's, Inc. was an art and antiques dealership founded by Shee Lup Jung (1922-2015). Mr. Jung received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951, when he was employed as a research chemist for DuPont. Inspired by his wife Mary's passion for the arts, Mr. Jung slowly and methodically studied ancient glazes and ceramics, including their chemical and mineral aspects, acquiring a multitude of study pieces for the family's collection. In 1975, he started Jung's, Inc. in a historic location in central Wilmington, Delaware, as a museum-like gallery with an impressive selection of ceramics, open by appointment only and selling mostly to knowledgeable and scholarly collectors much like Jung himself.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, traces of use and firing flaws, including dark spots and open bubbles, and few tiny smoothened chips to the rim.

Weight: 314.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 19.2 cm

With a Chinese storage box, dating from the second half of the 20^th century. (2)


北宋定窯童子紋碗
中國，960-1127年。碗呈斗笠式，圈足。內外施白釉。外壁光素，內印花裝飾，三個童子，面朝不同方向，碗中央一個圓形凹槽。通體施白釉，不均勻地停在圈足上方，露出内胎。

來源：美國特拉華州威爾明頓Jung藝廊，1995年5月6日；美國賓夕法尼亞查兹福特Lawrence H. Dunbar (逝世於 2008年)，購於上述藝廊，在同一家族保存至今。隨附一份1995年5月6日出具的藝廊發票複印件。Jung藝廊是由Shee Lup Jung（1922-2015）成立的藝術古董店。 Jung先生於 1951 年獲得賓夕法尼亞大學化學博士學位，當時他受聘為杜邦公司化學研究員。受妻子 Mary 對藝術的熱情啟發，Jung 先生開始緩慢但系統地研究古代釉料和陶瓷，包括它們的化學和礦物結構，為家族收藏提供大量的研究藏品。1975 年，他在特拉華州威爾明頓市中心的一個歷史悠久的地方成立了 Jung藝廊，這是一家博物館式的藝廊，收藏了令人印象深刻的陶瓷，只接受預約參觀，主要出售給與 Jung 本人一樣的知識淵博和學術收藏家。
品相：品相非常好，有一些磨損、使用痕跡和燒製缺陷，包括黑點和開放的氣泡，以及邊緣上一些微小的磕損。

重量：314.2 克
尺寸：直徑19.2 厘米

二十世紀下半葉中國箱子。(2)