AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CUP STANDS

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CUP STANDS
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each with shallow, flared, rounded sides, painted in the center with a shou medallion encircled by a raised rim below four ribbon-tied groupings of the Daoist Emblems (anbaxian) in the well, the exterior painted with five iron-red bats (wufu) in flight above a band of pale turquoise breaking waves
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) diam., wood stands, box (2)

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The Eight Daoist emblems (anbaxian) represent the items carried by the Eight Daoist Immortals. In the same way that the figures of the Eight Daoist Immortals are often depicted accompanying the Star God of Longevity, Shoulao, the emblems of the immortals are accompanied on the interior of the current cupstands by a shou medallion, possibly symbolizing Shoulao.

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