Lot 3716. A fine blue and white 'Three Friends of Winter' jarlet, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 8 cm., 3 1/8  in. Estimate  400,000 — 600,000  HKD (47,544 — 71,315 EUR). Lot sold 1,000,000 HKD (118,859 EUR). Photo courtesy Sotheby's

of ovoid form, well potted with rounded tapered sides supported on a recessed base, below a waisted neck and lipped mouthrim, the exterior deftly painted in underglaze blue with a continuous scene depicting the 'Three Friends of Winter', prunus, bamboo and pine, the gnarled sprigs issuing from the double-line border encircling the foot and extending across the exterior, the shoulder collared with a 'classic' scroll band and the neck picked out with detached cloud wisps, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 apr. 2015