Lot 25. Three blue and white quatrefoil 'Three Friends of Winter' dishes, 17th century. Widths 16 cm, 6 1/4 in. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. (C) 2021 Sotheby's

each sturdily potted with four shallow rounded sides, painted to the interior in rich cobalt-blue tones with sprays of prunus, pine and bamboo, the base with a seal mark zhi in underglaze blue.

Property from a Spanish Private Collection.