Lot 954. A blue and white 'Three Friends' dish, Tongzhi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1862-1874); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 8,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014    

The dish is decorated in the center with suihan sanyou ('Three Friends of Winter'), pine, bamboo and prunus, as well as lingzhi, and the exterior is decorated with a continuous scene of a lady in a garden watching two boys at play.

Provenance: Private European collection, acquired in Hong Kong, ca. 1950s.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza