Caption

Gate Guarding Deity — Menshen in civil servant costume;, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century; graphic print; subject: Gate Guard Menshen iconography; place of origin: Jiajiang; dimensions: height 43.0 cm, width 25.5 cm., A full-length color illustration of a robed figure standing against a plain light background, wearing an elaborately patterned garment with flowing sleeves and a long black beard; the face is orange with dark eyebrows and a mustache, and the head is topped by a black hat with angular extensions. The robe displays a mix of orange, teal, yellow, brown, black, cream, and green in swirling and geometric motifs, including circular floral shapes and layered chevrons, and the figure’s sleeves and collar have teal and yellow accents. The hands are visible in front of the body holding a small dish, the footwear is black with white trim, and a long black sash or beard-like element falls over the patterned chest.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_088

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Rights managed

Available size

53.5Mb (4.6Mb) / 11.1in x 18.7in / 3328 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gate Guarding Deity Menshen civil servant costume nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century graphic print subject Gate Guard Menshen iconography place origin Jiajiang dimensions height 43.0 cm width 25.5 cm full-length color illustration robed figure standing plain light background wearing elaborately patterned garment flowing sleeves long black beard face orange dark eyebrows mustache head topped black hat angular extensions robe displays mix teal yellow brown black cream green swirling geometric motifs circular floral shapes layered chevrons figure’s sleeves collar yellow accents hands visible front body holding small dish footwear white trim long black sash beard- element falls patterned chest.