A blue and white 'Three friends of winter' bowl


Xuande six-character mark, 18th centuryThe deep rounded sides rising from a short narrow foot, finely painted around the exterior in vibrant cobalt-blue with gnarled branches of flowering plum blossom, pine, and bamboo, the interior with a medallion enclosing further prunus, bamboo and pine trees. 8.7cm (3 1/2in) diam.
|十八世紀 青花歲寒三友紋盌青花「大明宣德年製」楷書仿款Provenance: a distinguished European private collection來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏