A biscuit porcelain dragon boat of 'Assembly of Immortals', Qing dynasty, Daoguang, signed Chen Guozhi, 19th century.
Carved as a boat in the shape of a dragon rowed by figures on each side bordering a reticulated three-story tower with pillars wrapped in dragons that support the 'Eight Immortals' and other members of the Daoist pantheon, the front inscribed with Qun Xian Hui (Assembly of Immortals), and the base stamped Chen Guozhi within a double-line rectangular cartouche. Length 27 cm.
Chips, loose parts.
Exhibitions
Compare with a very similar one sold at Bonhams, Fine Asian Works of Arts sale, 20 Dec 2011, lot 8318.
Literature
The ceramic artist Chen Guoji was identified as active during the Daoguang period: see John Ayers, on an inscription to a turquoise enameled brush pot in Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection (Geneva, 1999), volume 2, cat. no 340 (A658), pp. 236-7.
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