Pot depicting Xiwangmu’s birthday celebration

anoniem, c. 1645 - c. 1660

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.

  • Artwork typepot
  • Object numberAK-NM-6462
  • Dimensionsdiameter 33.8 cm, height 36.6 cm, diameter 20 cm, weight 7.5 kg, diameter 20.3 cm
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