AN EMBROIDERED SILK 'LONGEVITY' PANEL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
worked in satin stitch with an image of Magu the goddess
of immortality, a hoe suspending a basket of flowers slung over her
shoulder, a peach in one hand, and a deer by her side, the details
highlighted with couched gold-wrapped threads, mounted as a hanging
scrollHeight 50 1/2 in., 128.2 cm; Width 28 in., 71.3 cm
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Magu. An ancient female immortal, also called “the Hemp Lady.” Revered by the Complete Perfection sect of Daoism. Portrayed wearing a tiger-head pouch, a sword, and a head dress symbolizing the freedom of heaven, with wild hair and bird-like fangs.
Ma Gu (Hemp goddess) is a legendary Taoist immortal associated with the elixir of life, and she is a symbolic protector of females. She is described as a beautiful young woman with long birdlike fingernails.
Magu gathering medicinal herbs, u.d. China
http://magoism.net/tag/daoism/
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