A BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' DOUBLE-GOURD VASE, 17TH CENTURY
China. The exterior finely painted in underglaze blue to the upper pear-shaped section with birds in flight amid bamboo, pine, and plum, the Three Friends of Winter (sui han san you), below a band of ruyi-heads and floral sprays within reserves against a diapered ground to the neck.

Provenance: From a noted German private collection, acquired between 1990 and 2015. Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart, Germany, 16 June 2017, lot 339. A German private collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and some firing irregularities, occasional light scratches.

Weight: 1,494 g
Dimensions: Height 30 cm

The lower section with a similar depiction of birds in flight below ruyi-shaped clouds, another ruyi-head band, and further floral sprays within shaped reserves against a diapered ground, all above a double line border above the slightly concave base.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related blue and white double-gourd vase, also dated to the 17th century, of slightly smaller size (25.8 cm), at Christie's New York in Art of China, 9 December 2020, lot 127, sold for USD 8,750.

十七世紀青花《歲寒三友》葫蘆瓶
中國，葫蘆瓶外壁以青花為飾，描繪了主題紋飾歲寒三友松竹梅，瓶口下方和腰間修飾相同的錦地開光花卉紋，頸部和腰下描繪如意紋以及如意雲紋。造型渾圓穩重，釉面肥厚，描繪筆法灑脫。

來源：德國知名私人收藏，購於1990 至2015年間。德國斯圖加特Nagel 拍賣行，2017年6月16日 lot 339；一個德國私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和一些燒製不規則，局部有輕微劃痕。

重量：1,494 克
尺寸：高30 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件十七世紀稍小 (25.8 厘米) 的青花葫蘆瓶，見紐約佳士得 Art of China 2020年12月 9日 lot 127, 售價USD 8,750。