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Pot Depicting the Birthday Celebration of Xiwangmu
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The elegant woman in the chair is Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West. This gathering is in celebration of her birthday. She watches a dancer performing to music played by a female orchestra. Xiwangmu grows peaches in the Kunlun Mountains. Because her trees only bear fruit once every 3,000 years, immortality is conferred on those who eat them.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePot depicting Xiwangmu’s birthday celebration. c. 1645 - c. 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
