Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian in warrior costume; nianhua New Year’s picture, graphic print; Chinese, early 20th century; Jiajiang; height 40.5 cm, width 25.5 cm;, A richly colored painted figure wearing elaborate armor and a flowing robe dominates the image, with prominent orange skin tones, deep black hair and beard, teal and turquoise ornamentation, yellow and gold decorative elements, and accents of red and brown; the figure holds a long staff raised above the head and a blade at the waist, and the costume is covered in intricate patterns and floral motifs in turquoise, orange, yellow, black, and red; a small creature-like ornament with wide eyes and teal coloring appears on the shoulder, and layered fabric and tassels in teal, yellow, and orange hang from the armor and headpiece; the background is a plain off-white with visible creases and a narrow border around the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.8Mb (4.6Mb) / 11.3in x 17.8in / 3389 x 5340 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian warrior costume nianhua New Year’s picture graphic print Chinese early 20th century Jiajiang height 40.5 cm width 25.5 cm richly colored painted figure wearing elaborate armor flowing robe dominates image prominent orange skin tones deep black hair beard teal turquoise ornamentation yellow gold decorative elements accents red brown figure holds long staff raised head blade waist costume covered intricate patterns floral motifs turquoise orange black small creature- ornament wide eyes teal coloring shoulder layered fabric tassels orange hang armor headpiece background plain off-white visible creases narrow border edges.