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A CELADON JADE ‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’ SNUFF The pine, plum and bamboo are known collectively as the ‘Three
BOTTLE Friends of Winter’, because of their ability to survive in harsh winter
1750-1850 weather. As a motif, they symbolize strength and endurance under
Of flattened pear shape, with a flat lip and foot, one face finely carved adversity.
in low relief with pine, plum and bamboo, known as the ‘Three Friends
of Winter’, reversed by a twenty-character poem, also carved in low The poem may be translated as:
relief, describing a painted scene of the ‘Three Friends’, the stone of
an even greenish-white color. Spring winds are scented with the fragrance of pine,
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high The rhythm of rustling bamboo sounds pure,
Beneath the moon the plum blossoms,
$10,000 - 15,000 Their beauty captured in painting.
1750-1850年 青白玉雕歲寒三友詩圖鼻煙壺
(two views)
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