ANTIQUE CHINESE DOUCAI ‘DAOIST IMMORTALS’ DISH YONGZHENG REIGNMARK IN UNDERGLAZE

Description

A FINE AND RARE DOUCAI ‘DAOIST IMMORTALS’ DISH
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF A LATER PERIOD
The dish is decorated with a scene depicting Xi Wangmu, the Daoist Queen Mother of the West and the Three Star Gods borne on iron-red clouds above stylised waves, arriving at the mythical palace of the Isles of the Blessed, the terraced pavilion emerging from multi-coloured clouds and with two cranes in flight to one side, all in a central medallion, within double-line borders repeated at the rim, the underside with bats and clouds in iron red amidst green-enamelled waves outlined in underglaze blue interspersed with two large blue rocks.
Condition : overall in good condition with no damage or repairs
Size: 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm.) diam.