Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, JiaJing blue & white immortal motif motif porcelain plate. The porcelain potted in shallow vessel form, thick and large, slight deep, with broad wide central interior, rounded cavetto gently tapering to open wide, with a straight open lip, raised with round shallow draft, slight concave base. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in ruby red under glazed base color which contrast against the blue fine color. The Exterior adorned with eight immortals in various pursuit among flying phoenix, flowers blooms, scrolling ruyi clouds. Banded and enclosed with double fine rings on the foot base rim and the upper mouth rim. The Eight Immortals are a group of legendary immortals in Chinese mythology. Each immortals 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 Taoists 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. The 8 Immortals are considered to be signs of prosperity and longevity, so they are popular themes in ancient and medieval art. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the under glaze grayish-blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on under base, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine rings, JiaJing Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty. Dimensions: 10.75"L x 2.375"H