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.