Lot 47. A fine blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795); 15cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 15,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, painted around the exterior with the Eight Immortals, each holding their respective attribute and standing amidst scrolling clouds and mist, the interior with a medallion enclosing the Three Star Gods conversing beneath a pine tree, the base inscribed with the seal mark in underglaze blue.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1st November 1999, lot 428.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 november 2015, 11:00 AM