Bowl with the Eight Immortals of Taoism

China, 19th century, late Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)

A porcelain bowl with cobalt underglaze paintings of the Eight Immortals of Taoism (Zhongli Quan, Zhang Guolao, Lü Dongbin, Li Tieguai, Han Xiangzi, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, and Cao Guojiu).

H: 7 cm / Diameter: 15.5 cm

On the base is an apocryphal marking referring to the reign of the Chenghua Emperor (1464–1487). Chinese copy from the 19th century.

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