What are the traditional decorative patterns of China called the Eight Immortals?

As one of the traditional designs in China, the Eight Immortals and the Dark Eight Immortals both express the meaning of good luck and longevity. They were very popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and were often used in combination with the rolling grass patterns and winding patterns on porcelain.

The dark eight immortals pattern is one of the decorative patterns of porcelain in Qing dynasty, which is a pattern derived from the eight immortals pattern. The Eight Immortals of Darkness, also known as "Eight Treasures of Taoism", are instruments held by the Eight Immortals. Because the instrument symbolizes immortals, it is called the Eight Dark Immortals.

These eight musical instruments are gourd, round fan, fish drum, sword, lotus, flower basket, flute and yin-yang board, which have the same auspicious meaning as the Eight Immortals and represent the spiritual realm pursued by Taoism in China.

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The Eight Dark Immortals, which appeared and prevailed in the Qing Dynasty, have their own characteristics with the changes of the times. The appearance of the dark Eight Immortals with strong auspicious meaning is undoubtedly the product under the influence of Taoist culture. Due to people's love for the beautiful meaning of the number "8" and the influence of the eight treasures of Buddhism, the Eight Immortals of Darkness were guided to derive from the Eight Immortals and developed into popularity.

At the same time, due to the civil burning system of official kilns in Ming and Qing Dynasties, official kilns and folk kilns competed with each other and influenced each other, so that the Black Eight Immortals, which prevailed in folk kilns at that time, appeared in official kiln porcelain, which was widely welcomed and occupied a place in Qing Dynasty porcelain.