Scrolls, Chinese; Art objects-Conservation and restoration; Taoist gods; Deer; Baskets
The Queen Mother of the West (Xi Wangmu) rides on a deer, holding the fungus of immortality. The scrolls hanging from her waist contain the secrets to achieving immortality. She is accompanied by a female attendant, who carries the peaches of...
Scrolls, Chinese; Art objects-Conservation and restoration; Bodhisattvas in art; Samantabhadra (Buddhist deity); Buddhist gods
Fine line black ink drawing, attributed to Sheng Hong, of the bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Ch. Puxian) on a white elephant. Two attendants are giving the elephant a bath.
Scrolls, Chinese; Art objects-Conservation and restoration; Waterfalls-China; Trees; Travelers; Mountains; Dwellings
Hanging scroll by an unknown Chinese artist, of a layered landscape dominated by waterfalls, pines and trees in bloom. At the lower level, a scholar sits within a house and two travelers climb up the hill.