ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, the central figure of a white spotted stag, a gnarled towering pine leaning diagonally behind and rockwork issuing flowers in the foreground

購於上海，1985年

The pigments are worn, the silk is frayed and lifting in certain areas. The painting has been consolidated in several places.
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One of the most auspicious animals,, deer beneath pine convey a message of longevity. Spotted deer were believed to have a particular ability to find lingzhi, the fungus of immortality. Antlers were thought to be where the deer stored the power of the lingzhi and  so became themselves a source of medicine.