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PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART,
SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND

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A LARGE KESI PANEL

LATE QING DYNASTY
The panel is fnely woven in bright colors picked
out with black paint with a scene of Xiwangmu
seated on top of a crane surrounded by attendants,
as they descend to meet Shoulao and a group of
immortals, standing on a rocky terrace amidst
pine trees, above a rushing river in which Magu
navigates her log raft, with further groups of
immortals standing along the shore bearing gifts.
63 x 35 in. (160.2 x 88.8 cm.), mounted as a
hanging scroll
$7,000-9,000
The scene on this kesi panel depicts the birthday
celebration of Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of
the West.
晚清 緙絲西王母祝壽圖屏

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