QINGBAI 'TWIN FISH' BOWL SONG DYNASTY 宋 青白釉刻雙魚紋斗笠碗 of conical form with gently everted rim, the interior carved freely with a lively leaping pair of carps on a neatly combed wave ground, applied overall with an elegant pale blue glaze tinged with green, the flat foot unglazed, the base with remnant of an old label ‘R.F.A. Riesc.. No. 116’ (17.9cm diameter) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, from The Riesco Collection, Sotheby's London, 11th December 1984, lot 116 (label) Raymond Francis Alfred Riesco (1877-1964), had a long and distinguished career in the insurance world, starting in 1895 and retiring in December 1954. Besides acquiring Chinese porcelain, he was also an authority on philately and bought watercolours and etchings. He was a Council member of the Oriental Ceramic Society from 1951-1961 and was a generous friend of the Society. He built a superb collection of Ming and Qing porcelains and after selecting a few important pieces for the British Museum, donated his whole collection to the corporation of Croydon. ---------------------以下为软件翻译，仅供参考---------------------