RARE SILK BROCART TENTURE REPRESENTING THE BUDDHIC PARADISE, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) Finely woven with gold and coloured threads, depicting the Buddhist paradise: from top to bottom, the sun and moon, then two groups of four apsaras carrying offerings, the three Buddhas (Bhaisajyaguru, Sakyamuni, Amitabha) representing the Past, Present and Future, Mahakashyapa and Ananda (the Buddha's two disciples), and finally the eighteen luohan and the four celestial kings (Si Da Tian Wang), an inscription Wu Liang Shou Zun Fo (Amytayus, Buddha of eternal life) in the upper part, the border woven with a frieze of flowers, framed ; dents and horizontal tears L.: 143 cm (56 ¼ in.) L.: 70 cm (27 ½ in.) A rare silk brocade hanging of the Buddhist paradise, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) 清乾隆 「无量寿尊佛」织锦图 An identical hanging is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, numbered T.230-1965. An almost identical hanging was sold in our sale on 11 June 2018, lot 141. An identical panel is in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number T.230-1965. An almost same hanging was sold during our sale on 11 June 2018, lot 141.