Lot 3718. A blue and white 'Three Friends of Winter' dish, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 17.8 cm., 7 in. Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 225,000 HKD (22,947 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted mouthrim, the exterior decorated in varying tones of underglaze blue with a continuous scene depicting two conversing young boys seated below a willow tree, next to a courtyard decorated with plants and rocks, leading to an interior scene with a lady seated in a composed manner on a bench, the interior of the dish with a medallion enclosing a large overhanging pine tree, bamboo shoots and a gnarled tree bearing prunus blossoms and buds, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 october 2014