A Chinese blue and white bowl, Qing Dynasty, with metal rim, decorated with three friends of winter (bamboo, prunis and pine) motif to outer sides, dragon to inner centre, with Yongzheng (1723-1735) four character marks to base Provenance: from the private collection of an Australian diplomat, collected throughout Asia in the 1980's and 1990's. Height 7 cm. Diameter 15 cm