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Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

China

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 211

The figures depicted on this bowl are eminent men of letters from the eighth century who shared a love of 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.

Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China

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