清 五彩八仙慶壽圖葫蘆瓶 The larger lower bulb brightly painted with the Eight Immortals welcoming the descent of Queen Mother of the West and Taoist immortals, the waisted shoulder encircled by floral scrolls and ruyi heads, the upper gourd decorated with figures and mythical beast, the rim encircled by a wide floral band, base unglazed. Qing Dynasty period. 葫蘆，因形似“吉”字，讀音似“福祿”，又多籽，故自古以來便承載起人們希望吉祥如意、福祿雙全、多子多孫的美好心願。本品取天然葫蘆為形，小口，直頸，臥足，體態標準而優雅。用五彩繪八仙人物圖，人物姿態各異，形象逼真，栩栩如生。