A SILK PAINTING OF XIWANGMU AND OTHER FEMALE DEITIES, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Ink and watercolors on silk. Finely painted with Xiwangmu dressed in a white robe, embellished with floral garlands, Guanyin clad in a light blue cowl, the other female deities each holding a different attribute, a red pearl, a dragon, two cats, and a red cup. The lower register with Zhongli Quan grasping his fan, surrounded by a goddess carrying a basket filled with lingzhi, and Magu. The figures framed by dense rockwork and trees.Provenance: Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 100. A noted French private collection, acquired from the above. The reverse inscribed twice in French ‘The eight divinities, T.B’, and in Chinese ‘Gold’ and ‘8060 Gold’. The back with an inventory number, ‘52’, and a label from Christie’s.Condition:mensurate with age, with some creasing, losses, soiling, and touch. The frame with small nicks, flakes to the lacquer, and minor scratches.Dimensions: Image size 131.2 x 53 cm, Size incl. mounting 150 x 70.5 cmFramed behind glass. (2)This painting depicts a scene from the peach festival, which is a popular Daoist subject associated with the birthday celebration of Xiwangmu, who has the sole authority to grant the Peaches of Eternal Life and bestow celebrants of the festival with great fortune. According to legend, the festival is held at the Jade Palace in the Kunlun Mountains in the Western Paradise and only takes place every 3000 years.清代絹本《西王母圖》中國，1644-1912年，絹本水墨設色。西王母身著白袍，飾以花環；觀音頭戴淡藍色頭巾，其他女仙各持不同法器。畫面下方可見漢鍾離手持扇子，旁邊還有一位提著裝滿靈芝籃子的女神以及麻姑。周圍雲霧繚繞，樹木茂密。