China, 1662-1722. The shallow sides rising from a tall ring foot to a slightly everted rim, the interior painted with a central medallion enclosing a pine tree, bamboo and flowering prunus, the exterior also with the Three Friends of Winter above a geometric band to the foot. The base with an apocryphal six-character da Ming Xuande nianzhi mark.Provenance: Belgian private collection. Condition: Three short hairlines to the rim (inspected under strong blue light), one barely visible to the naked eye, the other two invisible. Minor pitting, some firing flaws, fritting, overall condition commensurate with age.Weight: 737.6 gDimensions: Diameter 25.5 cmMing imperial porcelains of the Xuande period represent a peak of quality, beauty, and inventiveness unique in the history of Chinese ceramics. Later emperors referred back to wares from this period, as seen in the present lot.Literature comparison: For the Xuande 'Three Friends of Winter' prototype, see a blue and white bowl in the collection of the British Museum, museum number PDF, B.635. Compare with a blue and white bowl, also from the Kangxi period and with an apocryphal Xuande mark, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in A Tradition of Elegance – The Leshantang Collection on 11 April 2008, lot 2519.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dish of smaller size, with a Qianlong seal mark and of the period, at Sotheby's New York in Asian Art on 19 March 2016, lot 1412, sold for USD 35,000.康熙青花歲寒三友盤 中國,1662-1722年。淺邊,高圈足,邊緣外翻,盤内開光青花描繪松樹、竹子和梅花。盤外壁還可見歲寒三友紋。圈足内可見“大明宣德年制”款。 來源:比利時私人收藏 品相:邊緣的三根短髮絲細裂紋(在強烈的藍光下進行了檢查),其中一根肉眼幾乎不可見,另外兩條則不可見。小凹痕,一些燒制缺陷,熔結現像都很明顯,其總體狀況與年齡相稱。 重量:737.6 克 尺寸:直徑 25.5厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但尺寸略小的乾隆款及年代盤,見紐約蘇富比Asian Art 拍場,2016年3月19日lot 1412, 售價USD 35,000.