A pair of qingbai 'lotus' bowls and covers, Southern Song dynasty | 南宋　青白釉刻蓮瓣蓋盌一對

each potted with deep rounded sides resting on a short foot, the exterior carved with overlapping lotus petals, the domed covers similarly decorated and applied with an unglazed knob in the shape of a sprig, covered overall with a transparent blue-tinged transparent glaze, metal-bound rims, Japanese wood box

each bowl d. 12.7 cm; covers d. 13.6 and 14 cm