Scroll-mounted painted kesi depicting Taoist immortals, China, 19th century Ink and polychrome pigments on woven silk, the kesi decorated with Shou Lao and Immortals including Han Xiangzi playing the flute, Lu Dongbin holding his sword, Liu Hai and his toad, and Lan Caihe holding a basket of flowers, depicted on the rocks of Mount Penglai around which clouds hang. Trees, peonies and lingzhi sprout from the rock, and bats fly in the clouds. At the summit, the roof of a pavilion appears, the home of the immortals. The kesi is framed by a polychrome silk border decorated with stylized flowers. 210 x 50 cm Stains, accidents and missing parts.