Magu Offering a Longevity Peach (Translation)
麻姑冊頁 清晚期 潘驥呈 綾本設色 (Primary Title)
Peddler with Basket (Former Title)
Pan Jicheng, active 1880s - 1920s Chinese (Artist)
One of the Eight Immortals in Daoist legend, Magu is illustrated here carrying peaches in one hand and in the basket on her back, along with a gourd, both symbols of eternal life. The artist indicated in the inscription that he created this painting in the style of Li Longmian (1049-1106), a Song dynasty master known for his religious figurative depictions with an emphasis on the expression of inner feelings.
Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908)
Unsigned
驥呈丹青 Jicheng danqing
麻姑 仿李龍眠畫法 (Magu, after the painting style of Li Longmian)
Note: Li Longmian, known as Li Gonglin 李公麟 (1049-1106), from Tongcheng, Anhui province, painter and politician of the Northern Song dynasty.
Bequest of Mr. Charles B. Samuels
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