LARGE HANGING WITH SHOULAO AND THE EIGHT IMMORTALS China. Qing Dynasty, 19th ct. 293 x 143 cm Strong red and light peach silk, embroidered with colored silk in satin stitch with fine relief, additional gold threads in appliqué technique. Back lined with cotton fabric. In the central panel the God of Long Life is leaning on his staff. He carries a peach and looks to the deer at his side, which carries lingzhi mushrooms in its mouth. The upper gallery shows the three heavenly gods Fu Shou Lu, the lower gallery two female immortals rowing in a boat. On the right and on the left the Eight Immortals are lined up with their attributes. From a European private collection, acquired before 1990 Traces of use, somewhat faded and stained, water damage