A BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' BOWL Xuande six-character mark, 18th century image 1

A BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' BOWL Xuande six-character mark, 18th century image 2

The John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023) Collection of Chinese Art
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)中國藝術品收藏

Lot 26

A BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' BOWL
Xuande six-character mark, 18th century

Fine Chinese Art

16 May 2024, 10:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,176 inc. premium

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A BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' BOWL

Xuande six-character mark, 18th century
The deeply curving sides rising from a short straight foot, painted around the exterior in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue with pine, prunus blossom and bamboo, the interior with a sprig of auspicious lingzhi fungus.
11.4cm (4 1/2in) diam.

Footnotes

十八世紀青花「歲寒三友」圖碗
青花「大明宣德年製」楷書款

Provenance: John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023), London, collection no.103

來源： 大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)，倫敦，藏品編號103

The 'Three Friends of Winter' motif, consisting of pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms, symbolises resilience, longevity, and perseverance in the face of adversity. Compare with a related blue and white bowl of similar shape, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, but decorated with peonies in the central well, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), Hong Kong, 2000, p.78, no.68.

Compare with a related blue and white 'Three Friends of Winter' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 2 November 2023, lot 10.

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