Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722) Culture:China Medium:Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware) Dimensions:H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Promised Gift of Julia and John Curtis, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary Accession Number:L.2017.53.7 The figures depicted on this bowl are eminent men of letters from the eighth-century High Tang period who shared a love for wine. Celebrated in a poem by Du Fu (712–770), “Song for the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, ” they include the poet Li Bai and the calligrapher Zhang Xu.
Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722) Culture:China Medium:Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware) Dimensions:H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Promised Gift of Julia and John Curtis, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary Accession Number:L.2017.53.7 The figures depicted on this bowl are eminent men of letters from the eighth-century High Tang period who shared a love for wine. Celebrated in a poem by Du Fu (712–770), “Song for the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, ” they include the poet Li Bai and the calligrapher Zhang Xu.