Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian, unknown artist, nianhua New Year's picture, depicted as a warrior riding a tiger, tiger imagery, guardian figure, Chinese art, graphic print, early 20th century, Fengxiang, height 44.0 cm, width 23.5 cm, A colorful painted figure wearing an elaborate headdress and ornate armor stands atop a striped feline creature. The figure has a long white beard and a stark black-and-white face pattern with orange facial details, and holds a patterned object in one gloved hand while the other hand grasps a decorative staff. The headdress and garments show rich greens, purples, oranges, and black with intricate patterns and layered fabrics, including scalloped and scale-like motifs. The feline has bold black-and-white stripes with purple areas on its body and green and orange decorative saddle elements. The background is a pale neutral paper with a slightly textured, worn appearance and a few small areas of torn or creased edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_115

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.0Mb (3.2Mb) / 10.8in x 17.6in / 3245 x 5283 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian unknown artist nianhua New Year's picture depicted warrior riding tiger tiger imagery guardian figure Chinese art graphic print early 20th century Fengxiang height 44.0 cm width 23.5 cm colorful painted figure wearing elaborate headdress ornate armor stands atop striped feline creature figure long white beard stark black- -white face pattern orange facial details holds patterned object gloved hand hand grasps decorative staff headdress garments rich greens purples oranges black intricate patterns layered fabrics scalloped scale- motifs feline bold black- -white stripes purple areas body green orange decorative saddle elements background pale neutral paper slightly textured worn appearance small areas torn creased edges.