A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ VASE, YUHUCHUNPING, 18TH - 19TH CENTURYChina. Of pear shape, rising from a short foot to a trumpet neck, with a rib around the lower neck. Painted in bright enamels and iron red with a procession of the eight immortals along with their attributes and mythical creatures. The neck further decorated with butterflies and a bat, and a diaper-patterned band with blossoms below the rim. The base with a double circle in underglaze blue.Provenance: British trade.Condition: Good condition with old wear, flaking to enamels, a minuscule hole at the center of the base, with associated minor hairlines. Some firing flaws including pitting, glaze bosses and scattered dark spots. The interior with a loose cement block, residual from prior usage as a lamp.Weight: 5,681 gDimensions: Height 46 cmThe vase depicts He Xiangu riding a deer and holding a lotus flower, followed by Zhongli Quan holding his fan and riding a Buddhist lion, Li Tieguai on a tiger carrying his gourd issuing a red cloud that supports Lü Dongbin, Lan Caihe on an elephant gently holding his flower basket, the reverse with Han Xiangzi playing his flute, Zhang Guolao riding backwards on a donkey, and Cao Guojiu on a yellow horse playing castanets.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 250Price: EUR 6,320 or approx.EUR 9,300 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare and large famille verte ‘luohan’ vase, yuhuchunping, Qing dynastyExpert remark:pare the related form, enamels, and motif. Note the near-identical size (45 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 15 May 2007, lot 381Price: GBP 36,000 or approx.EUR 67,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare famille verte vase, yuhuchunping, early 18th centuryExpert remark:pare the related form, enamels, and motif. Note the smaller size (22.3 cm).十八至十九世紀硬彩八仙人物玉壺春瓶中國。敞口外撇，束頸，削肩，腹下斂，圈足略外撇。硬彩描繪八仙及其法器與神獸；頸部有蝴蝶和一隻蝙蝠。壺口邊沿下方錦地開光花卉紋。底足内青花雙圈款。