Cup with Lü Dongbin (one of the Eight Immortals)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white porcelain cup with a wide mouth and narrow base. The cup has a black and white illustration of a man in traditional Chinese clothing. The man has a long beard and is wearing a hat. He is standing on a rock or wave, holding a staff in one hand and a branch in the other. A scale is in front of the cup. The background is white. The artist of the cup is unknown but the subject depicts Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals.