BAMBOO BRUSHPOT 8 IMMORTALS

8 IMMORTALS - BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
QING PERIOD 1644 to 1911

A superb compact rare antique Chinese Bamboo Brush pot, standing on three feet the lip and base in hardwood.

The 8 immortals travelling together on a raft surrounded by tempestuous curling foaming waves, as it floats across a stormy sea to Mt. Penglai 蓬萊 located in the Eastern Sea Donghai 東海 where the immortals lived.
The background, mountains, clouds, an old gnarled pine tree
Four and a half lines of calligraphy, seal mark.

Formerly the property of a Japanese collector.

Condition: very good, age hairlines commensurate with age.

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Dimensions are maximum measurements

Height about : 11.6 cm
Diameter about: 11.5 cm
Weight: 340 grams

A$750

The "Eight Immortals Cross the Sea" (八仙過海; bā xiān guò hǎi).
The legend is about the Immortals on a journey to attend the "Conference of the Magical Peach" (蟠桃會 pán taó huì) and on this journey they encounter an ocean.

Instead of going across by their clouds, the immortals way of transportation, their leader Lü Dongbin suggested, that they all together should use their magical powers to get across.

Stemming from this, the Chinese proverb "The Eight Immortals cross the Sea, each reveals its divine power" indicates the situation that everybody should show off their powers to achieve a common goal.