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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK
COLLECTION
847
A LARGE SILK KESI DAOIST
IMMORTALS 'BIRTHDAY' PANEL
19TH CENTURY
The panel is woven in bright colors with an
elaborate scene depicting Xiwangmu, Queen
Mother of the West, riding on a phoenix while
accompanied by two female attendants holding
feather fans, as she descends towards Shoulao
and three of the Eight Daoist Immortals waiting
on a terrace lapped by the waves of the sea to
offer birthday felicitations to Xiwangmu, while
the other five immortals are shown below, all
accompanied by female and male attendants
in a setting of mountains, a stream, vaporous
clouds, rocks and trees, including peach, pine
and wutong.
63 in. (160 cm.) x 35 in. (89 cm.), framed and
glazed

$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
The Property of a European Collector; Christie's
Paris, 10 December 2014, lot 198.
During the Qianlong period, Gathering at
the Turquoise Pond (yao chi) was frequently
the subject of large textile hangings in both
tapestry weave (kesi) and embroidery made
for the occasion of imperial birthdays. The
depiction of the Daoist paradise on Mount
Kunlun populated by the God of Longevity
(Shoulao) and the Eight Immortals (Baxian)
with their attendants awaiting the arrival the
Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) riding
on a phoenix by extension carried, along with
such a gift, wishes for the long life of the
recipient.

清十九世紀 緙絲群仙祝壽圖屏
來源:
The Property of a European Collector;
巴黎佳士得, 2014年12月10日, 拍品198號。