Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian, Chinese, nianhua New Year's picture, Guardian depicted as a warrior riding a mythical qilin, early 20th century, Shaanxi, woodblock print/graphic, height 44.0 cm, width 23.5 cm, The image shows a colorful painted figure wearing ornate armor and a richly decorated headdress, seated on a stylized animal with patterned legs and clawed feet; the figure has a pale face with defined facial features and holds a long rod or weapon above its head, with clothing and accessories rendered in bright colors including orange, green, purple, yellow, black, and white; the headdress and armor feature swirling and scalloped decorative motifs, the animal beneath has scale-like patterns and green mane elements, and the overall composition is on a pale, slightly creased background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_116

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.8Mb (4.8Mb) / 10.5in x 18.3in / 3162 x 5502 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian Chinese nianhua New Year's picture Guardian depicted warrior riding mythical qilin early 20th century Shaanxi woodblock print graphic height 44.0 cm width 23.5 cm image colorful painted figure wearing ornate armor richly decorated headdress seated stylized animal patterned legs clawed feet figure pale face defined facial features holds long rod weapon head clothing accessories rendered bright colors orange green purple yellow black white armor feature swirling scalloped decorative motifs animal beneath scale- patterns green mane elements composition pale slightly creased background.