A Chinese blue and white moulded 'Three Friends of Winter' dish, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620), decorated on the interior medallion with bamboos, pine and plum trees, from which radiate rows of moulded lotus petals with alternating swastika symbols, 29.1cm diameter, Japanese wood box Provenance: Bought by Colonel W. R. Hodgson in Tokyo in the early 1950s on the advice of Professor Fujio Koyama (小山冨士夫) of Tokyo National Museum and by direct descent to the current owner. 明万历 青花岁寒三友莲瓣盘 拍品来源：W. R. Hodgson 上校于上世纪五十年代在日本知名的宋瓷学者小山富士夫教授指导下于东京所购