Asian Art I - 16th May 2017
Lot 79
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' JAR LATE MING DYNASTY The lobed ovoid body...
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' JAR
LATE MING DYNASTY
The lobed ovoid body painted with a flock of sparrows among bamboo, pine and prunus, the shoulder with lappet decoration and the rim with key fret pattern, 14.7cm.
Cf. M Butler, M Medley and S Little, Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, p.37 for a similar jar.