Eight Immortals With Imperial Dragon Crossing The Sea
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Eight Immortals With Imperial Dragon Crossing The Sea
This artistic figurine of Eight Immortals (Ba Xian) depicted crossing the sea with the help of the Imperial Dragon is skillfully hand-sculpted out of Shiwan ceramic by a professional art master from Shiwan, China. This figure demonstrates the superb skills of its sculpture and are characterized by its life-like and human warmth expressions.
Legend has it that the Eight Immortals were sent down from heaven to assist and guide mortals in achieving their goals and ambitions. On the other hand, the Imperial Dragon (with five claws) is said to be the most powerful of all dragons and a very positive Feng Shui symbol in attracting good fortune and luck. Having the Eight Immortals with Imperial Dragon in your office or home will ensure you have their backing in your endeavors and at the same time emanating plenty of auspicious wealth energies into your space.
This is a work of art made to impress. Absolutely worth collecting, perfect for oriental art collectors and Feng Shui enthusiasts with an eye for beauty, class and quality! A masterpiece that makes an outstanding gift too.
What the Eight Immortals symbolizes and how to use this symbol to enhance your Feng Shui
The Eight Immortals are legendary beings of Taoist sect worshipped and widely regarded as symbols of longevity and good fortune in Feng Shui study. Comprising six men and two women, legend has it that they were sent down from the heaven to assist mankind in their time of need and achieve their ambitions and aspirations to gain good wealth, fame, health and knowledge. Each immortal possesses a tool of power that can perform supernatural magic. They are imbued with the power of being visible and invisible at pleasure, of raising the dead, of changing stones they touch into gold, and of effecting at pleasure various other wonderful transmutations. The symbolic presence of the Eight Immortals in your home is believed to bestow good health, happiness and good fortune on every member of your family especially in this Period 8.
Let’s get to know your Eight Immortals:
First immortal – Chung-Li Chuan, considered the chief of the immortals, he always carries a magical fan and sometimes a peach. He is said to have discovered the Elixir of life and possessed the power to cure the sick and revive the dead. This immortal is a symbol of and longevity.
Second Immortal - Chang Kuo-Lao, is represented as an ‘Old’ man with mystic powers who carries the bamboo tube and riding a mule that could carry him a thousand miles a day. He’s a symbol of wisdom and used to help childless couples conceive.
Third Immortal – Lu Dong-Pin, is a Taoist scholar with a magic sword used to slay demons and evil spirits. He’s also shown with a fly-whisker that cures illnesses. This immortal symbolizes scholastic luck and protection.
Fourth Immortal – Ts’ao Guao-chiu, is the finest dressed of the Eight immortals. He’s generally shown with castanets or a jade tablet of admission to court, and sometimes a feather fan. Said to have been connected with the Sung Imperial family, he signifies fame and recognition.
Fifth Immortal – Li T’ieh Guai (Iron-crutch Li), is depicted as a beggar with a crutch and a gourd (wu lou). He is sometimes represented as accompanied by a deer. Believed to be the most powerful of the Eight, he bestows wisdom.
Sixth Immortal - Han Hsiang Tzu, is the happy immortal often shown carrying a flute, which he is usually represented as playing. He brings healing energy to the occupants.
Seventh Immortal - Lan T’sai Ho, often shown wearing blue robe and carrying a basket of flowers. She brings luck to young women.
Eight Immortal - He Hsien Ku, carries with her a magical lotus blossom and a fly-whisk, she’s called the Immortal Maiden. She is a symbol of family and marriage luck.
About Shiwan Ceramic
Shiwan has a long history of ceramic sculpture, with many vivid works by generations of craftsmen. Shiwan's ceramics technique was shaped in Tang and Song Dynasty and flourished during Ming and Qing Dynasty. Shiwan's 5000-year-long ceramic making history has accumulated the rich and abundant ceramic culture, and won the high prestige of the "Capital of Ceramic in South China". The potters of Buy-Fengshui.com's Shiwan ceramic range are highly skilled artisans who have inherited and developed the exquisite tradition of Shiwan ceramic techniques from their forefathers.
Shiwan ceramics is without question far superior than any other ceramic and porcelain sculptures in terms of its multifarious techniques, modeling, vivid and realistic expression, and rich colorful glazes and painting. Shiwan ceramic artist will usually leave the flesh areas (face and hand) of the figurine unglazed, resulting in a more detailed and warm human expression, bringing life to their creation. This is a characteristic that distinguishes Shiwan ceramics.
