A pair of blue and white ‘Three Friends’ bowls
Each with rounded sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior painted with the ‘Three Friends of Winter’, pine, prunus and bamboo, issuing from the base, the interior with a cloud-scroll in the medallion, the base with an underglaze-blue Daoguang square seal mark. Diameter: 13,5 cm.
Together, the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ (‘suihan sanyou’), pine, bamboo and prunus, are a symbol of longevity, perseverance and integrity, which are the ideal virtues of the scholar-gentleman. As they flourish in winter, they also symbolise flourishing under adverse conditions. They are also associated with the three main religions of China; Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism.
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Each with rounded sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior painted with the ‘Three Friends of Winter’, pine, prunus and bamboo, issuing from the base, the interior with a cloud-scroll in the medallion, the base with an underglaze-blue Daoguang square seal mark. Diameter: 13,5 cm.
Together, the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ (‘suihan sanyou’), pine, bamboo and prunus, are a symbol of longevity, perseverance and integrity, which are the ideal virtues of the scholar-gentleman. As they flourish in winter, they also symbolise flourishing under adverse conditions. They are also associated with the three main religions of China; Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism.
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