Paying homage to Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West
Not on view
The auspicious subject of this fan painting is the birthday anniversary of Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West. Standing atop an ornately furnished terrace, the three Daoist immortals Lü Dongbin, Han Zhongli, and Zhang Guolao are depicted reverently paying their respects to the queen of the Daoist pantheon. The figures, drawn with a minimum of calligraphic flourish, seem to be the work of a professional painter of the fifteenth century.
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