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A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' dish, 17th century.

Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 070 - 1 340 EUR
1 100 - 1 370 USD
Hammer price
175 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' dish, 17th century.

A deep dish, decorated in underglaze blue painted with the Eight Daoist Immortals on an outing in a rocky landscape, with the Star God Shoulao seated on an outcrop with an incense burner emitting smoke in the shape of a 'Shou' character. One of the immortals holds another vessel that has smoke rising from it. Diameter 36 cm.

A chip to the reverse of rim.

Provenance

Property of a private Swedish collection.

Exhibitions

Compare with a dish in this style sold at Bonhams, Asian Art
5-6 November 2018, lot no 26.

Compare also with a dish sold at Christies, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
29 nov, 2022, live auction, lot no 20849.

Compare also a dish sold at Sothebys, London, June 16th 1998, lot no 242.