A copper-red and underglaze-blue decorated 'Eight Immortals' bowl

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Qianlong seal mark and of the period
D. 22 cm
The bowl with rounded sides rising from on a short foot, the exterior painted in underglaze blue with the Eight Immortals carrying their various attributes, riding on various sea creatures or plants, journeying across a ground of red cresting waves, all above a key-fret band encircling the foot, the interior similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing Shoulao and a deer amongst red waves below scrolling clouds.
Important Spanish private collection, assembled since the 1970s
The Eight Immortals is a group of Daoist Immortals in Chinese mythology. Each Immortal's power can be transferred to an attribute that can bestow life or destroy evil. Their identities varied before becoming Immortals, including aristocrats, scholars, officials, Daoist monks, vagrants; therefore, they represented multiple auspicious signs such as prosperity, longevity, achievement in the government and culture. Compare with a similar bowl, Qianlong mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 11 July 2020, lot 3621. - Restored break

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