Lot 3236. A pair of blue and white 'Three Friends' dishes, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 18.2 cm., 7 7/8 in. Estimate 220,000-280,000 HKD (21,529 — 27,400 EUR). Lot sold 475,000 HKD (46,482 EUR). Photo Sotheby's

each finely potted with shallow curved sides supported on a slightly tapered foot, gently flaring at the mouthrim, painted on the interior in rich cobalt tones with carefully shaded angular rocks and bamboo leaf sprays flanked by a knotty pine and a gnarled flowering prunus tree, all within double line borders repeated on the rim, the exterior decorated with a lady seated on a terrace watching two boys playing in a garden under a willow tree, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Hong Kong | 04 avr. 2012