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  • Panel of blue silk, embroidered with coloured silks and a little gold thread in long and short satin and stem stitches. Some minor details of the rocks and trees are painted. The scene is a Taoist Paradise with rocks, trees, waterfalls and, in the distance, mountain peaks and wispy clouds. In the centre foreground stands Hsi Wang-mu (The Queen Mother of the West) with a phoenix. In her right hand, she is holding the peach of Immortality. She is served by two attendants, one of whom offers a plate of peaches and the other holds a large fan. Preserved in specially made Chinese wood frames with gilt mount. (en)
  • Panel of silk embroidered with silks and gold thread, in specially made frame, China, 1730-1800 (en)
  • This embroidered picture depicts the Royal Mother of the West (Xi Wangmu), accompanied by handmaidens fanning her and proferring a tray of longevity peaches respectively. The figure of Xi Wangmu is often associated with Paradise and attainment of immortality, and this woven picture might have been presented as a gift for someone's birthday. The embroidery was made to fit the frame. (en)
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