A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' JAR

LATE MING DYNASTY

The lobed ovoid body painted with a flock of sparrows among bamboo, pine and prunus, the shoulder with lappet decoration and the rim with key fret pattern, 14.7cm.

Cf. M Butler, M Medley and S Little, Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, p.37 for a similar jar.