Jade Eight Immortal Pattern Holding Pot

[Jade Eight Immortals Pattern Holding Pot]

Jade Eight Immortals Pattern Holding Pot, bright, 27cm high, 7.8-6cm caliber, 8.2-6.5 cm foot diameter. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Pot green jade. The body is flat and round, with a thin neck, a wide belly, and round feet. The cover button is carved with a longevity star riding a deer, and the cover edge is carved with a zigzag pattern. The two sides of the vessel are embossed with patterns of eight immortals, flowers and plants, and mountains and stones. The mouth edge and foot are also carved with a mountain-shaped pattern. There is a carved animal on the Kui-shaped handle. There are two five-character poems in cursive script with ground and sun patterns on the neck, one of which is: “The jade vessels are presented in thousands of rounds, and the flat peaches are even in five colors. Over the years, the cranes are counted, and the sea is full of colorful clouds.” At the end of the year, “Changchun” was signed. The second is “the feast of Yao Chi Xi is fragrant, and the auspicious light is purple. The immortals celebrate and wish to live for thousands of years.” At the end of the year, “Yongnian” was signed
The holding pot is a kind of distinctive jade ware in the Ming Dynasty, and its shape often uses other craft categories for reference. The patterns are rich and colorful, some of which are influenced by Taoism. One of them is the Eight Immortals pattern, which is a common theme in handicrafts in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. The patterns of flowers, grass and rocks are clear and free, and the mountain-shaped patterns on the edge of the cover, the edge of the mouth and the foot reflect the aesthetic tendency of the artisans of the Ming Dynasty. The two cursive five-character poems carved on the neck are smooth, which makes the pot more precious in the Ming Dynasty jade with few inscriptions


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