Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals

China

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng period (1723–35)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 203

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.

Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China

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Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China
Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China
Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China
Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China
Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China
Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China

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