19TH CENTURY

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A KESI 'IMMORTALS' RECTANGULAR 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.
Framed: 76 x 42 ½ in. (193 x 108 cm.)

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Habib Sabet (1903-1990) Collection, Europe and New York, 1970s, and thence by descent within the family.

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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.

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