Lot Essay
A near identical kesi hanging scroll from the collection of Dr. Ip Yee, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 November 1984, lot 127.
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A KESI 'IMMORTALS' HANGING SCROLL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The panel depicts a pantheon of Daoist immortals and deities arriving at a gathering located at a picturesque lakeside palace landscaped with rockwork, pine and peach trees, with Xiwangmu riding her crane and Magu seated on her tree-trunk raft, approaching the immortals crossing the bridge towards a balustraded terrace where others are gathered, including Shoulao and Liu Hai at the entrance, all finely woven with details picked out in pigment
66 1/4 x 35 1/4 in. (168.2 x 89.5 cm.), mounted
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The panel depicts a pantheon of Daoist immortals and deities arriving at a gathering located at a picturesque lakeside palace landscaped with rockwork, pine and peach trees, with Xiwangmu riding her crane and Magu seated on her tree-trunk raft, approaching the immortals crossing the bridge towards a balustraded terrace where others are gathered, including Shoulao and Liu Hai at the entrance, all finely woven with details picked out in pigment
66 1/4 x 35 1/4 in. (168.2 x 89.5 cm.), mounted