AN UNUSUAL CARVED AMBER SET OF THE EIGHT DAOIST IMMORTALS, including Li Tieguai with his crutch and gourd, Zhongli Quan with his fan, Cao Guojiu with his castanets, Zhang Guolao with his musical bamboo and two rods, He Xiangu with a lotus stem, Han Xiangzi with his flute, Lan Caihe with a flower basket, and Lu Dongbin with a flywhisk, each standing on a detachable base, the amber of dark translucent brown with creamy inclusions, attached to a silk folding pouch with inscriptions, 19th Century