W:7.5cmSix Rare Dehua 'Eight Immortals' Winecups, Kangxieach of compressed octagonal section, and standing on four tab feet, and with each flaring facet of the sides applied with a different Daoist Immortal, all beneath a smooth white glazeP.J. Donnelly illustrates a similar cup from the Edinburgh Museum as pl.26B, centre, in 'Blanc de Chine', London 1969. He remarks on page 87, ibid. 'Eight is an auspicious number in China, and because these cups are eight sided we find them decorated in relief...with the Eight Immortals..'