A large red silk satin hanging embroidered with numerous historical, mythological, and religious figures, real and imagined animals, and architectural elements. The main subject of the image is the 80th birthday celebration of General Guo Ziyi (697-781), who is seated in the central pavilion of a large compound with his wife. His sons [and possibly sons-in-law, though less likely*] are on the right. His daughters in law [and possibly daughters, though less likely*] are on the left beside his wife. Several persons [possibly grandchildren] are bowing before him. Guo's pavilion is surrounded by a compound with several gates. The first or outermost gate is at the lower center and is defended by two guards. To either side of this gate are two side gates marked as "East Gate" and "West Gate" in Chinese letters. A woman seated in a rolling chair is wheeled to the West Gate by a servant while a young man wearing red court robes and accompanied by a servant rides a white spotted horse into the East Gate at the lower right. Within the outer courtyard, numerous people are arriving and being greeted by retainers and musicians playing in the pavilions at each side. A second, more elaborate gate, leading to the inner courtyard is guarded by soldiers and Lion statues (Fu Dogs). Past this gate is an inner courtyard where women play instruments and dance while men, women and children play, converse, or bring gifts. Several tables are set with garden rocks and flowers before Guo Ziyi and his wife. Surrounding the central scene is a wide border. At the top center are the three Star Gods Shouxing (God of Long Life), Luxing (God of Wealth), Fuxing (God of Happiness). To either side of these at the top left and top right are the 8 Taoist Immortals divided into two groups of four each with their usual attributes. In the background stand fruit bearing trees including pomegranates, peaches, citrons, and prunus or plum. Along the sides are more figures, some perhaps foreign, some in military garb, others in court dress. Each carries an object in their hands as if a gift, including rhinocerous horns, rocks, corals, scepters, etc. Alternating with these figures are animals, including dogs, a dragons, a lion, a quin-lin [Chinese unicorn], a water buffalo, etc. The bottom border is embroidered with waves, in the center of which stands the "house on the sea" or domain of the Immortals. Within and above the waves are deer, cranes, trees (cedar), floral designs, bats, coral, pearls, ruyi scepters, and a rhinocerous horn. The hanging is composed of several widths of red silk satin joined in the middle. It is completely worked in embroidered silk floss and gold metallic-wrapped threads using a limited vocabulary of stitches including satin, couched stitch, chain, knotted, and stem or outline stitch. There are numerous variations of couching stitches and colored threads. The hanging is backed with a cotton dyed pinkish-red. At both top and bottom, 6" or so of the dyed cotton extend beyond the satin to form hanging sleeves at both ends.