Antique Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Daoist Immortals Charger Plaque 18"

Description

A very large an impressive antique blue and white Chinese Daoist Immortals porcelain round plaque, featuring a geometric diamoond pattern edge and scalloped border of lotus flowers around a central scene depicting the group of Immortals gathering on a riverbank as the Star God Shoulao sits beneath a pine tree on the opposite bank with a recumbent deer and Crane. Includes metal easel stand for display.

The Eight Immortals are a group of legendary xian (“immortals”) in Chinese mythology. Each immortal’s power can be transferred to a power tool that can bestow life or destroy evil. Together, these eight tools are called the “Covert Eight Immortals“. Most of them are said to have been born in the Tang or Song dynasty. They are revered by the Taoist and are also a popular element in the secular Chinese culture. They are said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea, which includes Penglai Mountain-Island.

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear

Dimensions

18" x 0.5" x 18" (width x Depth x Height)