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PROPERTY FROM THE HANS GOLDSTEIN COLLECTION
HAN GOLDSTEIN先生藏品

55 The Eight Immortals, a group of legendary deities depicted in Chinese
A BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER-RED ‘IMMORTALS’ BOWL Daoist mythology, are led by Lu Dongbin, and consist of another seven
Qianlong seal mark and of the period members including He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, Zhang Guolao, Han Xiangzi,
Painted around the exterior in blue with the Eight Daoist Immortals Zhongli Quan, Li Tieguai and Cao Guojiu.
on a ground of copper-red crested waves, the interior with a central
medallion enclosing Shoulao beside a deer holding a staff, the base The scene depicted on the present lot of the Eight Immortals flying
with a six-character zhuanshu seal mark, wood stand. above breaking waves, is a reference to the well-known Ming dynasty
22.2cm (8 3/4in) diam. (2) folklore, ‘The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea’. Legend has it that the
Eight Immortals were en route to attend the Conference of the Magical
£10,000 - 15,000 CNY92,000 - 140,000 Peach when they encountered an ocean. Exercising their individual
HK$110,000 - 160,000 magical abilities, by using their unique attributes that are depicted with
the figures on the present lot, they crossed the vast body of water. The
清乾隆 青花釉里紅八仙渡海圖碗 Chinese proverb of Baxian guohai, gexian shentong is derived from
青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款 this legend, which conveys the moral of each individual doing their part
to make a plan successful.
Provenance: Wilfred A. Evill (d.1963)
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London Bowls of this type were also produced in blue and white and are rarer
According to the family, acquired by Hans Goldstein probably between still in doucai enamels. See a blue and white bowl with the Immortals
1948-1981, and thence by descent on the exterior, Yongzheng mark and period, from the collection of
Sir Harry Garner, illustrated by S.Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain,
來源： London, 1971, pl.LX.
Wilfred A. Evill舊藏（1963年卒）
倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd. Compare with a bowl of similar size and decoration which was sold
傳由Hans Goldstein先生於1948至1981年間購得，並由後人保存迄今 at Christie’s New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 2010; see also another
sold at Christie’s New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1409.

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