Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian in the Form of a Dignitary, Chinese, Menshen Gate Guardian iconography, Guardians, Nianhua New Year's Day picture, early 20th century, Mianzhu, graphic print, height 47.0 cm, width 24.5 cm., A painted figure wearing layered garments in colors including purple, green, blue, yellow, black, and pink stands against a pale beige background; the face is pale with stylized black eyebrows, eyes, and facial lines, a black beard, and a small area of red on the lips, while a hat with bands of green, blue, and purple and yellow extensions sits atop the head; the clothing shows broad swathes and curved shapes in purple, green, blue, yellow, black, and pink, with a few rounded and rectangular decorative elements and visible brushstrokes, and there is a separate rounded blue and purple object near the upper right that appears on top of a yellow shape.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_108

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.8Mb (3.5Mb) / 10.4in x 18.7in / 3107 x 5605 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian Form Dignitary Chinese Menshen Gate Guardian iconography Guardians Nianhua New Year's Day picture early 20th century Mianzhu graphic print height 47.0 cm width 24.5 cm painted figure wearing layered garments colors purple green blue yellow black pink stands pale beige background face pale stylized black eyebrows eyes facial lines black beard small area red lips hat bands yellow extensions sits atop head clothing broad swathes curved shapes pink rounded rectangular decorative elements visible brushstrokes separate purple object near upper right top yellow shape.