RARE SILK BROCADE TENTURE REPRESENTING THE BUDDHIC PARADISE, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) Finely woven with gold and colored threads, describing the Buddhist paradise?: from top to bottom, the sun and the 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 two disciples of the Buddha), and finally the eighteen luohan and the four celestial kings, an inscription Wu Liang Shou Zun Fo (Amytayus, Buddha of eternal life) in the upper part, framed ; vertical tears and snags, small missing pieces, border glued to the board L.: 143 cm (56 ¼ in.) l. : 72.5 cm (28 ½ in.) A rare silk brocade hanging of the Buddhist paradise, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) 清 乾隆 彩织无量寿尊佛图 An identical hanging is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, numbered T.230-1965. A nearly identical hanging was sold in our June 11, 2018 sale, 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.