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New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 734

A LARGE 'SHOULAO AND DEER' SILK EMBROIDERY, LATE MING / EARLY QING DYNASTY
Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD

A LARGE 'SHOULAO AND DEER' SILK EMBROIDERY
LATE MING / EARLY QING DYNASTY
明末 / 清初 刺繡祿壽雙全圖掛屏

embroidered in shades of gold, blue, pale green and orange accentuated with couched gold threads, the immortal with twinkling
eyes and a pleasant smile, the face padded to emphasize the cranial bump, cheeks, and nose, his hands and long fingernails
cradling a large ripe peach with a gnarled staff suspending a scroll tucked between his arm and chest, dressed in a voluminous
robe decorated with emblems of longevity including cranes and shou characters, a double-gourd and lingzhi dangling from the
robe, a spotted deer carrying further peaches on its back looking up at the figure, framed

Height 55 in., 139.7 cm; Width 29¾ in., 141.6 cm

Provenance
Acquired in China circa early 20th century, and thence by descent.

來源
約二十世紀初得於中國，此後家族傳承

Catalogue Note
The use of padding to model Shoulao's face in relief is a relatively rare technique amongst panels of this type. Highlighting his
pronounced forehead, cranial bump, smiling cheeks, and rounded nose, the modeling adds to the figure's charm and character,
drawing attention against the rest of the flattened ground.

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