Lot Essay
A similar Qianlong-marked blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowl is illustrated in In Pursuit of Antiquities: Thirty-fifth Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 192, no. 144.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The exterior decorated with the Eight Daoist Immortals shown with their attributes standing amidst vapor atop a wave border, with the Three Star Gods, Shoulao, Fuxing and Luxing, in a landscape within a circular medallion in the center of the interior
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam., box
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The exterior decorated with the Eight Daoist Immortals shown with their attributes standing amidst vapor atop a wave border, with the Three Star Gods, Shoulao, Fuxing and Luxing, in a landscape within a circular medallion in the center of the interior
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam., box