Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian in civilian costume, Chinese, nianhua New Year's Day picture, early 20th century, Jiajiang, woodblock graphic print, height 33.0 cm, width 16.5 cm, A stylized figure wearing a tall black hat with gold accents and a long black beard stands against a pale beige background. The figure's face and hands are orange with bold black eyebrows and mustache, and the eyes are almond-shaped with white and black details. The robe is richly patterned with vibrant colors including orange, purple, teal, green, yellow, and black, featuring swirling motifs and geometric shapes. The figure holds a small object near the face in one hand and a rectangular object in the other, and a long black sash or ribbon extends from the hat. The footwear is black and white, and there is a purple panel visible along the side of the robe.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_081

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.2Mb (3.9Mb) / 9.6in x 18.7in / 2885 x 5602 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian civilian costume Chinese nianhua New Year's Day picture early 20th century Jiajiang woodblock graphic print height 33.0 cm width 16.5 cm stylized figure wearing tall black hat gold accents long black beard stands pale beige background figure's face hands orange bold black eyebrows mustache eyes almond-shaped white black details robe richly patterned vibrant colors purple teal green yellow black featuring swirling motifs geometric shapes figure holds small object near face hand rectangular object long black sash ribbon extends hat footwear purple panel visible side robe.