A late Ming blue and white 'Three friends of winter',jar. Wanli underglaze-blue six-character mark and of the period (1573-1619). Photo Christies Ltd 2011 Painted around the exterior with the 'Three Friends of Winter', pine, prunus and bamboo, growing...

A rare blue and white 'Three friends of winter' vase. Ming Dynasty, circa 1500. Photo: Sotheby's the baluster body rising from a high domed foot to a tall trumpet neck set with a pair of elephant-head handles, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue...

A rare blue and white gourd-shaped porcelain vase with dragons, China, marked Chang ming fu gui, Jiajing period © 2010 Nagel - Auction H. 27 cm - Estimate 60 000 € - Unsold. Property from a German private collection Cf. 'Blue and White Porcelain with...

A blue and white 'Windswept' jar, guan. Ming dynasty, 15th century. photo Christie's Ltd 2010 Of baluster form, painted in underglaze blue in the 'windswept' style, with an official seated on the ground, with his horse resting nearby and accompanied by...