A pair of ink and colours on silk paintings depicting Daoist deities
Ink and colours on silkChina
17th century
Ming
French private Collection
The first painting depicts three Daoist immortals standing on clouds, dressed with long flotting robes, one holding a parasol, the other dressed like an ancient warrior and having a sword. The last one, with blue face, holding a court tablet "hu". The second painting also shows three Daoist immortals on clouds. One of them, depicted a little upper than the others, is offering a flower on a tray while the two others, wearing long flotting robes, are holding a scholar rock in a planter. The style is of high quality, with such vivacity in the drape, and delicacy in the way of depicting the faces and the details highlighted with gold. Each painting bears a signature and seal mark of Wang Zhenpeng (王振鵬). The two paintings also bears collector's seal marks as valutation of the quality of the painting.