Caption

Gate Guardian in the form of a high-ranking warrior;, Chinese; Gate Guardian Menshen iconography; warriors; nianhua, New Year's picture; early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 45.5 cm, width 24.0 cm, A stylized figure wearing a layered costume fills the image, with a face painted in pale peach and pink tones and outlined features in black and purple; the figure has blue hair framing the face and a blue headpiece with lighter blue swirls. The upper garments combine red, purple, teal, orange, green, and black elements, including decorative cloud-like motifs in blue and white on the sleeves and lower skirt area. A large red robe with darker red patterns drapes over the body, and there are accents of turquoise, purple, and orange in the shoulder and sleeve areas. The figure holds a long black pole or staff vertically, and a group of green and black banners or flags with scalloped edges and red tassel-like shapes rise behind the figure. The background is a neutral beige with a slightly textured paper appearance, and the figure stands on a pale surface while wearing black footwear with white and blue soles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_095

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.2Mb (3.9Mb) / 10.0in x 18.7in / 3001 x 5613 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gate Guardian form high-ranking warrior Chinese Gate Guardian Menshen iconography warriors nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century China graphic print height 45.5 cm width 24.0 cm stylized figure wearing layered costume fills image face painted pale peach pink tones outlined features black purple blue hair framing face blue headpiece lighter blue swirls upper garments combine red teal orange green black elements decorative cloud- motifs blue white sleeves lower skirt area large robe darker patterns drapes body accents turquoise shoulder sleeve areas figure holds long black pole staff vertically group black banners flags scalloped edges red tassel- shapes rise background neutral beige slightly textured paper appearance figure stands pale surface wearing black footwear blue soles.