Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng period (1723–35)
The eight figures belong to a group codified in the twelfth century due to the flowering of Daoist practices at the time. Often based on quasi-historical figures, they are distinguished from one another by the attributes they hold, including the gourds that influenced the shape of this ewer.
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