Bell-shaped bowl with pierced sides and medallions with molded and gilded figures; Bell-shaped bowl of porcelain; painted in underglaze blue. The wall of the bowl is cut away with five medallions in it. In four medallions; two modeled and gilded figures; the Eight Immortals; the last medallions with a representation of Shoulao. The underside of the wall and the outer edge with a band with floral scrolls in low relief. The bottom is unglazed. Some chips in the edge; a crack in the wall. Golding probably from a later date and added in Europe. Ming porcelain in blue and white.; anonymous; China; c. 1600 - c. 1649; Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) / Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Wanli-period (1573-1619) / Taichang-period (1620) / Tianqi-period (1621-1627) / Chongzhen-period (1628-1644) / Shunzhi-period (1644-1661); porcelain (material); glaze; gold (metal); vitrification; h 5.3 cm d 9.2 cm d 3.3 cm