The Daoist Immortal, with triple forked white beard, is standing holding a peach spray over his shoulder. He is wearing a blue cap on the back of his head, turquoise coat reserved with black butterflies, bright orange skirt and cuffs. He also has a blue belt and shoes as well as a sepia short apron. He stands on a low shaped turquoise base.

While we have identified this figure as Dongfang Shou, Sparks believed it was Shoulao. The white beard, as opposed to the black beard of the famille verte example, makes this a slight possibility.

Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 97

Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from John Sparks, 19 February 1960 (£70)

Location: Not on display