Porcelain vase of China of form balustrades with polychrome decoration of immortals. The eight Immortals ones are put in scene in a palace, one can recognize: Zhang Guo Lao, oldest of the immortels who would be a bat became human, its attributest the " drum fish" who symbolizes the rebirth, it has sometimes a feather of phoenix or a peach; Han Xian Zi, has the capacity to reveal wine in empty cups and to make push fleurs on the ground, it has a flute in bamboo which emits pleasant sounds and brings the life; Cao Guo Jui, equipped out of dress of court, he carries a sceptre or castanets, he is owner of the actors; Lan Cai He, dressed up with used clothes, has only one shoe, it holds a basket of flowers in general, it is the owner of the singers; He Xian Gu it is the only woman among immortal, model of filial devotion, she also give children, it is represented holding in hand a lotus symbol of spiritual achievement; Li Tie Guai has the appearance of a being neglected, débraillé and going flip-flop it holds a stick and carries a gourd which is useful to him has to make pills of immortality and from where escape a bat, he is the owner of the medical professions; Lu Dong Bin, sympathizing, very wise and very powerful but he likes also the wine and the women, dressed up as a civil servant, it has a sword " Ying Yang" who has the capacity to drive out the demons, he is the owner of barbers; Han Zhong Li, considered as the chief of the group, bearded, replet it has the discovered belly, its attribute is a range which gives him the capacity of resurrect the deaths. Handle in form of " shou" ideogram of longevity. Marked Qianlong period of the reign of Guangxu |