Amusing silver hat ornament which depicts one of the Eight Immortals. The Immortal Lan Caihe has his ‘trademark’, a flower basket, in his hand. Each Immortal can be identified by the attribute which he is holding (see Quick Find 7883). Lan Caihe is an Immortal as testified by the fact that he is standing on clouds. The ornament dates from the late Qing (1644 – 1912) to the early Republic period (1912 – 1947). Height 4.6 cm. Width 2.2 cm. Depth 1.7 cm.