A CHINESE YIXING 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' TEAPOT AND COVER 2ND HALF 18TH CENTURY The square-section body tapering from the shoulder to the foot, the short neck encircled by a band of foliage, with sprays of prunus and bamboo emerging from the bamboo-shaped spout and handle, with a panel of pine surrounded by pendant leaves to the cover, the knop formed as a branch, 20cm. (2) Cf. Asian Art I, 18th May 2011, lot 86 for a similar teapot and cover sold in these rooms.