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Bowl with the 'three friends of winter'
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bowl of porcelain with a spreading rim, painted in underglaze blue. On the outer wall a landscape with the 'three friends of winter' (pine, bamboo, prunus) with rocks, flowering plants, clouds and the moon. On the base a rock with flowering plants. The inner and outer rim with the 'three friends'. Marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Chenghua in a double circle. A crack in the rim; footring restored. Blue-and-white.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBowl with the 'three friends of winter'. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.