Melonformad med dekor i underglasyrblått med motiv av bambu, blommande plommonträd och tall, s.k. 'three friends of winter'. Höjd 17 cm.
Tillverkningsdefekter, nagg, brättesspricka.
Property of a private Swedish collector.
The Three Friends of Winter are the pine, plum and bamboo, depicted here from left to right. Because the three flourish during the harsh months of winter, they came to symbolize the ideal Confucian scholar-official, who likewise endures the cold winds of adversity.