Menshen Gate Guardian, Chinese art, Chinese culture, inscriptions, guards, Menshen Gate Guardian iconography, nianhua New Year's picture, depicted as a civil dignitary holding a scroll and an inscription, early 20th century, Fengxiang, graphic print, height 51.0 cm, width 28.0 cm, An illustrated figure wearing an ornate headdress and flowing robe stands against a light beige background; the figure has a pale face with a mustache and long narrow beard strips, black hair at the sides, and a composed facial expression. The headdress and robe feature decorative floral and geometric patterns in teal, magenta, purple, yellow, red, and green, with teal tassels hanging from the headpiece. The robe has multicolored cloud- and flower-like motifs and a braided belt detail near the waist, and the figure holds a long light-colored banner with visible dark markings but the written content is not described. A few small decorative cloud shapes and ink-like splatters appear near the upper left, and the...
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Menshen Gate Guardian, Chinese art, Chinese culture, inscriptions, guards, Menshen Gate Guardian iconography, nianhua New Year's picture, depicted as a civil dignitary holding a scroll and an inscription, early 20th century, Fengxiang, graphic print, height 51.0 cm, width 28.0 cm, An illustrated figure wearing an ornate headdress and flowing robe stands against a light beige background; the figure has a pale face with a mustache and long narrow beard strips, black hair at the sides, and a composed facial expression. The headdress and robe feature decorative floral and geometric patterns in teal, magenta, purple, yellow, red, and green, with teal tassels hanging from the headpiece. The robe has multicolored cloud- and flower-like motifs and a braided belt detail near the waist, and the figure holds a long light-colored banner with visible dark markings but the written content is not described. A few small decorative cloud shapes and ink-like splatters appear near the upper left, and the paper shows creases and a textured, slightly wrinkled appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Menshen Gate Guardian Chinese art Chinese culture inscriptions guards Menshen Gate Guardian iconography nianhua New Year's picture depicted civil dignitary holding scroll inscription early 20th century Fengxiang graphic print height 51.0 cm width 28.0 cm illustrated figure wearing ornate headdress flowing robe stands light beige background figure pale face mustache long narrow beard strips black hair sides composed facial expression headdress robe feature decorative floral geometric patterns teal magenta purple yellow red green teal tassels hanging headpiece robe multicolored cloud- flower- motifs braided belt detail near waist figure holds long light-colored banner visible dark markings written content described small decorative cloud shapes ink- splatters near upper left paper creases textured slightly wrinkled appearance.

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