Blanc-de-Chine. China, Qing-Dynastie (1644 - 1911)

Lan Caihe is next to He Xiengu the only female figure among the Eight Immortals, the Baxian. Her characteristic is the flower basket that she holds with one arm in reclining pose. Further, she presents a lotus blossom and is thereby connected to the other Immortals.

BREITE 8,8 CM

Expertise: Wolfmar Zacken

From the collection of Jürgen L. Fischer, Ascona, Switzerland

Jürgen L. Fischer was one of the major European collectors of Chinese art. The extensive size of the collection largely owes to the family’s fortune from the invention of the world-famous “Uhu Alleskleber ” in 1932 (the first synthetic resin glue world-wide) by grandfather August Fischer. Jürgen L. Fischer, who lived until 2013, was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain in an astonishing wide variety, in every size and from every time period. Jürgen Fischer passed on his comprehensive knowledge in numerous specialist books – among others, his large and very instructive book about the art of Chinese snuffbottles and also an antiquarian’s guide to Chinese art.