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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Bowl with 'baxian guohai' (Eight Daoist Immortals Crossing the Sea)
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid

Bowl with 'baxian guohai' (Eight Daoist Immortals Crossing the Sea)

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Datec.1723-1735
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 11.4 x 25.7 cm (4 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.)
MarkingsSix-character 'Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi' (Made in the Yongzheng reign of the great Qing dynasty) mark in a double ring circle in underglaze blue on base.
DescriptionChinese porcelain bowl from Yongzheng period (1723-1735) of hemispherical form on a tall straight tapering foot, and neatly trimmed. Decorated in underglaze blue of dark tone, the exterior with the eight immortals amid cloud scrolls each with their respective attributes. The interior has a circular panel with Shoulao and a spotted deer, and a foot with wave scroll band.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG99.1.18
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
On view
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