Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian; Menshen Gate Guardian iconography; nianhua; New Year's pictures; Gate Guardian depicted as the young warrior Yue Fei; early 20th century; China; graphic print; height 40.0 cm; width 25.2 cm;, graphic artist; print., A stylized figure wearing ornate layered clothing and a decorated headdress fills the image, shown against a pale beige background; the figure has a rounded face with arched eyebrows and a slight smile, and a floral ornament near the ear. The costume displays a mix of colors including pink, yellow, green, blue, teal, purple, black, and gold tones, with swirling patterns, scalloped edges, and floral motifs. The headdress and shoulder area have curling decorative elements in yellow and pink with teal accents, and a staff-like object with petal shapes appears near the left side of the head. The figure’s sleeves and robes are richly patterned with concentric circular designs, scallops, and layered borders in blue, green, yellow, and pink, and a belt-like sash in green wraps across the torso. The lower garments show layered panels with curved lines and motifs in yellow, pink, teal, and blue, and the figure wears black shoes with white and teal trim. Small ornamental details like rosettes, tassel-like shapes, and rounded studs appear throughout the costume.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_087

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.7Mb (3.6Mb) / 11.5in x 18.5in / 3451 x 5542 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian Menshen Gate Guardian iconography nianhua New Year's pictures Gate Guardian depicted young warrior Yue Fei early 20th century China graphic print height 40.0 cm width 25.2 cm graphic artist print stylized figure wearing ornate layered clothing decorated headdress fills image shown pale beige background figure rounded face arched eyebrows slight smile floral ornament near ear costume displays mix colors pink yellow green blue teal purple black gold tones swirling patterns scalloped edges floral motifs headdress shoulder area curling decorative elements teal accents staff- object petal shapes near left side head figure’s sleeves robes richly patterned concentric circular designs scallops layered borders belt- sash green wraps across torso lower garments layered panels curved lines motifs wears black shoes white teal trim Small ornamental details rosettes tassel- shapes rounded studs costume.