Incense burner with decoration of the Eight Immortals venerating the god of longevity 明隆慶青花八仙拜壽圖香爐. Chinese, Ming dynasty, Longqing period, dated 1571. Jingdezhen ware; porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. Overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.) Other (diameter of mouth): 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. Gordon Morrill. 1979.783 © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Mark: 隆慶伍年仲冬月吉日彭慕泉盟供

Provenance: 1979, gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. Gordon Morrill to the Museum.