A FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS' JARLET MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

the small ovoid body tapering to a recessed foot, painted with intertwining branches of a gnarled pine, blossoming prunus and slender bamboo, all beneath a band of classic scrolls and a collar of detached clouds around the short neck

Christie's Hong Kong, 19th January 1988, lot 316.

The jar is in excellent condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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A similar Yongzheng jar was included in the exhibition Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, Hong Kong Oriental Ceramic Society, Hong Kong, 1975, cat.no. 108; another is illustrated in Ma Xigwai (ed.), Beauty of Ceramics: Blue and White Porcelain, Taipei, 1993, pl.131; and a pair of jars of this pattern is published in John Alexander Pope, Porcelains in the Frick Collection, vol. 7, New York, 1974, p. 69, nos. 65.8.124 and 125. See also a jar of this design sold in these rooms, 14th November 1989, lot 85; and another, 5th November 1997, lot 1446.