A LARGE KESI RECTANGULAR PANEL

18TH CENTURY

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A LARGE KESI RECTANGULAR PANEL
18TH CENTURY
Finely woven with a scene of Xiwangmu seated on a phoenix descending from the sky to greet the Eight Daoist Immortals and Shoulao, with Li Tieguai seated on a large bamboo gourd in the foreground, the entourage assembled on a ground of waves below cloud-enveloped mountains, the facial features finely painted, all in muted tones of beige, brown, blue and taupe with some highlights in gilt
57½ x 38 3/8 in. (146 x 97.3 cm.), mounted as a hanging scroll

Lot Essay

This hanging depicts Yaochi, or the Turquoise Pond in the Daoist paradise on Mount Kunlun. At the top, Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, rides a phoenix and is accompanied by her Jade Maidens to greet the Three Stars Gods - the Gods of Longevity, Emolument and Good Fortune. Below are various deities and their attendants, including the famed Baxian or Eight Immortals.

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