'Immortals' Bowl

Lot 334. A copper-red and underglaze-blue 'Immortals' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). DDiameter 22.3 cm, 8¾ in. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP. Lot sold: 11,875 GBP. Photo Sotheby's painted to the exterior in underglaze blue with the 'Eight Daoist Immortals' carrying their various attributes, journeying across a dense copper-red wave ground, the interior rendered with Shoulao with his deer reserved against a wave ground enclosed within a double-ring circle, the base with a six-character... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3639. A pair of blue and white 'Immortals' bowls, Seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 10.9 cm, 4 1/4  in.. Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot Sold   212,500 HKD (27,372 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's.  each decorated in shades of blue around the exterior with the ‘Eight Immortals’, each rendered holding their respective attribute and supported on ruyi clouds above a wavy sea, the interior with a medallion enclosing three immortals including... [Lire la suite]

Lot 487. A blue and white 'Immortals' bowl, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1619); 17.2 cm, 6 3/4  in. Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the exterior painted with animated immortals and shoulao seated on a rocky outcrop carrying a ruyi sceptre under pine branches, the interior centred with an en face dragon, encircled by sprays of the 'Three Friends of Winter' along the rim. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 31 may 2018, 11:15 AM  

    Lot 3672. A fine pair of blue and white 'Immortals' bowls, Seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 15 cm, 5 7/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD Lot sold 400,000 HKD (41,375 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. each with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior decorated in cobalt blue with the Eight Immortals carrying their respective attributes, each rendered standing atop ruyicloud swirls, the interior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1263. An underglaze blue and copper-red 'Immortals' bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 8 ¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The bowl has gently rounded sides rising from a short, slightly tapered foot. The interior is painted in underglaze blue with Shoulao standing beside a spotted deer against a background of underglaze copper-red waves. The exterior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3139. A fine wucai 'Immortals' bowl, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 11 cm., 4 3/8  in. Estimate 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 400,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a flared rim, decorated in wucai palette, the interior with a winged-red dragon medallion, writhing among multi-coloured clouds within a double-line border, the exterior painted with a continuous scene of five immortals... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3047. A fine and very rare iron-red and black enamel decorated 'Immortals' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark within a double-circle and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate 800,000 - HKD 1,200,000 (USD 103,477 - USD 155,215). Price realised HKD 1,460,000 (USD 188,778). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2010 Finely painted around the exterior of the bowl in shades of iron-red with fourteen Immortals and a deer in iron-red highlighted with black enamel, one figure conjuring a black and white crane from a double... [Lire la suite]

Lot 406. A blue and white 'immortals' bowl, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 1,500 - GBP 3,000 (USD 1,827 - USD 3,654). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The bowl is decorated to the exterior with the Eight Immortals at leisure beneath trees, observed by Shoulao from above. The interior is decorated with a central roundel enclosing a figure beside pine in a mountainous landscape. There is a mark to the base reading yingde xuan bo gu zhi.  8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.). Note: The mark to the base... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 244. A rare famille-verte, iron-red and gilt-decorated 'Immortals' bowl, Qing dynasty, Late Kangxi period  (1662-1722). Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's delicately potted, the shallow rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a slightly lipped rim, intricately enameled around the exterior with a procession of Daoist Immortals and their attendants, with Xiwangmu atop a crane supporting a double-gourd from which emanates a long thin stream of vapor and five bats,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3319. A rare blue and white 'immortals' bowl, Jiajing six-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1522-1566). Estimate HK$90,000 – HK$150,000 ($11,640 - $19,401). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The bell-shaped bowl is finely painted on the exterior with a continuous scene depicting an immortal within a pavilion while approached by his attendant carrying a qin, enveloped by billowing clouds against rocky outcrops rising out of cresting waves, all below a band of demi-florettes at the... [Lire la suite]