Bidspirit auction | 8 Chinese Export Famille Rose

8 Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Immortals - Group of eight Chinese export famille rose porcelain immortal figures, Qing dynasty, ca. 1800. Depicting Shou Lao in yellow robes holding a lotus bloom; Cao Guoin in pink robes holding wooden clappers; He Xiangu in pink robes; an immortal in yellow robes with roundels; Lan Caihe in green robes holding a flower basket; Li Tieguai in purple robes with a cane; an immortal in yellow robes holding a fly whisk; and Lu Dongbin in checkered robes holding a fly whisk. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: A similar group is illustrated in Fuchs & Howard, ”Made in China, ” p. 182, no. 117. Height ranges from 8 in to 9 1/4 in; width ranges from 2 1/2 in to 2 3/4 in; depth ranges from 1 3/4 in to 2 in. Condition: To each of the figures, there are fleabite to large chips and losses, primarily along the figure's hair or headdress elements, hands, and along the extreme edges of their clothing. To a few of the figures, there are possibly signs of restoration, specifically, to areas where white glaze appears to have been applied or reapplied. To one of the figure's, there is a small repair to the base. Crazing to the glaze. Small, scattered losses to the glaze. Scattered rounded and linear firing flaws. Fleabite to small-sized chips along the undersides.