Decorated with underglazed floral motifs between molded biscuit figures in pairs around the exterior of the vessel, each grouping representing two of the eight Daoist Immortals with their attributes, floral and scroll border at lip, lotus lappets at the base (2). NOTE: for a larger bowl with cover, see Christiaan Jorg and Jan van Campen, "Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Ming and Qing Dynasties, London, 1997, p. 49, no. 31.