An underglaze blue and puce-enameled 'Eight Immortals' bowlTongzhi six-character mark and of the periodThe underglaze blue figures and their various identifying implements encircling the exterior sides surrounded by a densely rendered churning wave ground of overglaze pink enamels, the interior well centered by a roundel of Shoulao and deer, the exterior foot enameled with a leiwen band over cobalt stripes and the six-character mark on the recessed base painted in underglaze blue standard script.8 7/8in (22.5cm) diam.注脚Provenance:Property from a Private Collector in Pebble Beach, CaliforniaThis design of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea (Baxian Guohai) in pink and underglaze blue, remained relatively consistent through much of the Qing dynasty, with numerous published examples from the Qianlong period through Xuantong period appearing at auction. However, bowls from the Tongzhi period appear to be comparatively rarer-- see the pair offered at Sotheby's Hong Kong as lot 3643 in their sale of 3 April 2019.