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A SET OF TEN LARGE FAMILLE ROSE STANDING IMMORTALS The group comprises the Eight Immortals, popular deities who appeared
Qianlong/Jiaqing often in paintings and porcelain. Each figure has a symbolic object
Each modelled standing wearing brightly enamelled robes and holding into which the Immortal’s powers can be channelled. Lü Dongbin with
their attribute, comprising Shoulao, Cao Guojiu, Zhang Guolao, Lan a flywhisk and a magical sword on his back for destorying evil spirits
Caihe, He Xiangu, two figures of Lü Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Li Tieguai is often depicted as the leader of the group and is the most popular.
and Xiwangmu. He Xiangu is the only female among the Eight Immortals. She is often
The tallest 32cm (12 1/2in) high. (10). shown with a lotus blossom and represents virtue. She brought to the
group by Lü Dongbin after he saved her from a demon. Li Tieguai is
£20,000 - 30,000 recognised by his iron crutch and double-gourd. Zhongli Quan was a
CNY180,000 - 260,000 general from the Han dynasty, often depicted with a fan, he represents
the military. Han Xiangzi is shown with a flute. He is the patron of
musicians. Cao Guojiu is often shown with castanets and is the patron
清乾隆/嘉慶 粉彩仙人立像一組十件 of actors. Zhang Guolao carries a bamboo tube or fish-drum. He is an
alchemist associated with the comprehension of profundity. Shoulao is
Provenance: one figure of Lu Dongbin acquired from Bonhams the God of Longevity, often depicted with a peach and large forehead.
London, 22 March 2005, lot 193 Lan Caihe is usually depicted as a youth carrying a flower basket and
A distinguished European private collection emblematic of innocence and happiness. Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother
of the West, grows peaches in her mysterious orchard which once
來源：其中之呂洞賓像於2005年3月22日購自倫敦邦翰斯， eaten, grant immortality.
拍品編號193
歐洲顯貴私人收藏 Sets of this type were very popular for export. See a similar set of nine
figures of standing Immortals, Jiaqing, illustrated by M.Cohen and
W.Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese and Japanese Export
Ceramic Figures, Surrey, 2008, p.64, no.2.1.

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