A MASSIVE NAVY-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK 'DAOIST IMMORTALS' PANEL 19th centuryPROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERSA MASSIVE NAVY-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK 'DAOIST IMMORTALS' PANEL19th centuryEmbroidered in satin stitch with five large Daoist immortals, including Shoulao holding a peach in one hand and a gnarled staff tied with a double-gourd in the other hand, the two figures on the ends each holding aloft a disc inscribed with fu (happiness) and lu (good fortune), respectively, clouds, bats, and beribboned 'Auspicious Emblems' floating between the figures against the dark navy ground, all between a floral band above and a band of flowers, gourds, and wanzi symbols below, bordered on all sides by two applied embroidered 'floral' bands, framed and glazed.52 x 82 3/4in (132.1 x 210.2cm) sight十九世紀 石青地刺繡八仙掛屏