After Go Shonzui, 19th centuryPainted in underglaze blue with three roundels bearing the characters jo (superior), tai (great) and kichi (lucky) on a ground of birds among the Three Friends of Winter (pine, plum and bamboo), with an eight-character mark Gorodayu Go Shonzui zo; with an en-suite gourd netsuke painted with the character jo, and a globular ojime similarly painted with brocade designs, unsigned. 9.5cm (3?in) high.