Minneapolis Institute of Art
Panel
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- Date
- Daoguang period, 1821–1850
- Medium
- Silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 28252
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This panel presents the Daoist God of Longevity (Shou) holding a staff accompanied by a spotted deer, the Queen Mother of the West (Xi Wangmu), a goddess, and a young attendant holding a bowl containing peaches. The peach, known in China as the “fairy fruit, ” was always linked to immortality. According to legend, the peach tree that grew in the gardens of Xi Wangmu was said to blossom once in 3, 000 years and to yield the fruit of eternal life, which took another 3, 000 years to ripen. The peach was therefore a chief ingredient in the elixir of the Daoists. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Robert Stanely Arthur in memory of Lynette R. Mitchell
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