Late Qing dynasty Rendered in the typical soft pastel palette, the tall rectangular plaque depicting the 'Three Friends of Winter' - a gnarled trunk of pine, blooming prunus blossoms, and leafy stalks of bamboo, the inscription including the artists name Yanggu with additional red seals reading Luo shi and zhi yin, and the cyclical date possibly reading yiwei (equivalent to 1895). 16 3/4in (42.5cm) visible height of porcelain