paper and fabric depiction of Ho Hsien-ku

Ho Hsien-ku

was granted eternal life on a diet of moonbeams and powdered mother-of-pearl. She was the young daughter of a shopkeeper who was saved from a malignant demon by Lu Tung-pin with his magic sword. She partook of a supernatural peach and was transformed into a fairy. Her unique diet of moonbeams and mother-of-pearl conferred immortality and agility