A small lobed doucai 'Three Friends of Winter' bottle vaseMark and period of Yongzheng清雍正 鬥彩歲寒三友花卉螭龍紋瓜棱式小瓶 《大清雍正年製》款the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, Japanese wood box (3)Height 4⅛ in., 10.5 cm来源: Description A small lobed doucai 'Three Friends of Winter' bottle vaseMark and period of Yongzheng清雍正 鬥彩歲寒三友花卉螭龍紋瓜棱式小瓶 《大清雍正年製》款the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, Japanese wood box (3)Height 4⅛ in., 10.5 cmCondition reportThe vase is in good overall condition. There is some slight crazing of the enamels, expected wear and minor imperfections characteristic of age and type.For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contactserina.wei@sothebys.com.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.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.ProvenanceJapanese Private Collection (by repute).Hong Kong Private Collection.日本私人收藏 (傳)香港私人收藏Catalogue noteVases of this design are held in a number of museum collections worldwide. See onein the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles (accession no.M.71.65.8), and two in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (accession nosF1945.40a-b and F1945.39a-c). Anotherwas exhibited in Catalog of theSpecial Exhibition of K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung Porcelain Ware of the Ch’ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum,National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986, cat. no. 46.A fifth was included in the exhibitionQing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns,Nanjing Museum and the Art Gallery of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanjing and Hong Kong, 1995, cat. no. 61.Small delicate vessels of this form may have been placed on scholar's desks to contain flowers. The famous portrait of the Qianlong Emperor seatedin his studio in ancient Han dress shows a vase of this shape with two branches of peony, as illustrated inThe Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Paintings by Court Artists of the Qing Court, vol. 14,Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 45.