A FINE PUCE-ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' BOWL SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG | 清道光 青花胭脂紅八仙過海紋盌 《大清道光年製》款

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A FINE PUCE-ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' BOWL

SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG

清道光 青花胭脂紅八仙過海紋盌

《大清道光年製》款

well-potted with rounded sides resting on a tapered 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 cresting waves in puce enamel, all above a key-fret band, the interior similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing Shoulao and a deer amongst puce waves below scrolling clouds, all within blue line borders, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark

22.1 cm, 8 ⅝ in.