A PAIR OF SILK BROCADE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ SCROLLS, QING DYNASTY China, 19^th century. Each scroll is decorated with four of the Eight Immortals surrounded by flying bats and scrolling clouds in finely woven silk and gold thread against an orange-red ground. The top and bottom of each scroll with auspicious characters supporting success and encouraging filial respect. Each with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. (2)

Inscriptions: To top and bottom of one scroll, ‘Feng Kangji, yi zisun’, and the other, ‘da fugui yi shoukao’.

Provenance: From the private collection of Colonel Marcel Klepper (1882-1944) and his wife, acquired during their stay in Beijing (1911-1917), and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor creases and losses, soiling. The colors slightly faded. The backing paper with some browning.

Dimensions: Image size ca. 206 x 40 cm (each), Size incl. mounting ca. 236 x 47 cm (each)

Expert’s note: Scrolls such as the present lot were a popular birthday gift for people of high rank and status once they had reached old age, conveying a wish for fame, wealth, longevity, and abundance.

Auction result comparison: Compare a set of eight kesi silk panels depicting the Eight Immortals, dated to the late Qing dynasty, at Bonhams San Francisco in Asian Decorative Works of Art on 4 October 2017, lot 5042, sold for USD 20,000. 清代一對八仙挂屏
中國，十九世紀。紅地刺綉，可見八仙人物，周圍可見蝙蝠與如意祥雲。每幅上下各有字樣，寓意成功，鼓勵孝順。 絲織錦框，挂軸。(2)

對聯: 逢康吉，宜子孫；大富貴，亦壽考。

來源：Colonel Marcel Klepper (1882-1944) 夫婦收藏，他們從1911至1917年生活在北京，在此期間購得，自此保存在同一家族。
品相：狀況良好，磨損、輕微折痕和缺損、汙跡。顏色稍微變淡，襯紙有些褐變。

尺寸：挂屏分別為 206 x 40 厘米 ，總約 236 x 47 厘米

專家注釋：這樣的卷軸，是當時很盛行的祝壽禮物，祝願官高位顯，又長壽而子孫滿堂。

拍賣結果比較：比較一套八件八仙緙絲挂屏，清末，見舊金山邦翰思 Asian Decorative Works of Art 2017年10月4日 lot 5042, 售價USD 20,000。