Picture of the Eight Immortals (Anonymous), 八仙圖(佚名).
The Eight Immortals are the eight immortals in Taoism, representing eight different groups of people, men, women, old and young, poor, lowly, rich and noble. Since the Eight Immortals are all mortals who have attained Taoism, their personalities are closer to those of the common people. Recently, they have become very important representatives of immortals in Taoism.
There are many origins and versions of the Eight Immortals. The Eight Immortals in "Journey to the East" written by Wu Yuantai, a writer of the Ming Dynasty, are: Tieguaili, Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, Lu Dongbin, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi, and Cao Guojiu.
Mr. Zichen Shi, a famous calligrapher, specially inscribed the first couplet for the Eight Immortals and mounted it on the upper part of the paintings.
八仙圖條屏（佚名）。八仙是道教中的八位神仙，分別代表男女老幼、貧賤富貴八種不同的人群，由於八仙均為凡人得道，所以個性與百姓較為接近，晚近為道教中相當重要的神仙代表。
八仙的起源和版本有很多种。明代文学家吴元泰所著《东游记》里的八仙，分别是：铁拐李、汉钟离、张果老、吕洞宾、何仙姑、蓝采和、韩湘子、曹国舅。 著名書法家史紫忱先生為八仙圖特別題了上款並裱於畫的上部。
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