A SILK KESI 'IMMORTALS' PANEL QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY

woven with a scene depicting a pantheon of Daoist immortals and deities arriving at a gathering located at a picturesque lakeside palace, Xiwangmu arriving on a phoenix while Shoulao arrives on a crane with peach in hand, Magu and her attendants seated on her tree-trunk raft approaching the Eight Immortals standing on a balustraded terrace, with further groups of boys preparing for the occasion below, framed

Acquired prior to 1980.

There are scattered worn patches, areas of separation and loss overall, particularly to the lower section.
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