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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘THREE FRIENDS’ DISH
TONGZHI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
The dish is decorated in the center with ‘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.
7 in. (17.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
$6,000-8,000
清同治 青花歲寒三友圖盤 六字楷書款
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