Panel Fragment

Panel of K'ossu depicting the Taoist Immortal, Ho Hsien Ku, a woman who lived on powdered mother of pearl. Ho's emblem, the leaf of the lotus, is not visible in this panel, which has obviously been cut short, and lengthened again by a strip of waves at the bottom. The figure is in soft brick-red, ivory, black, blue, and yellow against a vari-colored ground shades of blue, green, and brick-red, with sun and moon disks. K'ossu broken in spots.

Former Classification: Textiles - Tapestry