Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian with He He Deities, Chinese, protective deities iconography, Menshen Gate Guardian iconography, nianhua, New Year's Day pictures, early 20th century, Jiajiang, graphic print, height 33.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, A tall painted figure wearing ornate headgear and layered robes stands behind two smaller figures; the tall figure has an orange face with heavy black eyebrows and a long black beard, and wears a multicolored headdress with teal, orange, yellow, and black elements and a purple and teal robe with orange and yellow decorative patterns, holding a staff with teal and yellow accents; the two smaller figures in front wear patterned robes in teal, orange, yellow, and purple, with pale faces and black hair, and one holds an object while the other raises a small item; the background is a pale beige with a narrow white border along the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_083

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.3Mb (3.0Mb) / 9.9in x 18.5in / 2974 x 5564 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian Deities Chinese protective deities iconography Menshen Gate Guardian iconography nianhua New Year's Day pictures early 20th century Jiajiang graphic print height 33.0 cm width 17.0 cm tall painted figure wearing ornate headgear layered robes stands two smaller figures tall figure orange face heavy black eyebrows long black beard wears multicolored headdress teal orange yellow black elements purple teal robe yellow decorative patterns holding staff yellow accents front wear patterned robes pale faces black hair holds object raises small item background pale beige narrow white border edges.