A PAIR OF BLUE AND PUCE-ENAMELED 'EIGHT DAOIST IMMORTALS' BOWLS DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD

each with rounded sides painted in underglaze-blue to the exterior with the Eight Immortals, each displaying their attribute on a ground of puce breaking waves above a narrow keyfret band around the foot, the center of the interior each painted with Shoulao holding a staff beside a deer with a lingzhi-spray in its mouth below clouds (2)

One bowl with a 1/2 inch firing flaw and an adjacent 1/2 inch restored rim chip. This bowl is slightly heavier than the other. The other with scattered overall pinpricks and iron-spots. The colors are less pink than the catalogue image suggests. In otherwise good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

A pair of Daoguang bowls of this design from the Edward T. Chow Collection was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1981, lot 530; and another in these rooms, 13th June 1984, lot 192. A later example of this pattern with a Guangxu mark was included in the exhibition Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983, cat.no. 112.