Caption

God of the Hearth and Home; unknown creator; ; Chinese; Chinese art; nianhua New Year's picture; early 20th century; Shandong; graphic print; graphic; height 22.0 cm; width 18.0 cm, A beige paper sheet with black ink line drawings shows a group of humanlike figures wearing robes and headdresses, some with circular halos behind their heads. Several figures hold staffs or objects, and one figure appears to hold a rectangular box. There are stylized animal heads and a patterned fishscale motif incorporated into the composition. The drawing includes bold and fine black lines with areas of crosshatching and repeated linear patterns against the beige background, and a small square red mark near the top edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_135

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.3Mb (4.2Mb) / 11.9in x 14.2in / 3555 x 4256 (300dpi)

Keywords

God Hearth Home unknown creator Chinese Chinese art nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Shandong graphic print graphic height 22.0 cm width 18.0 cm beige paper sheet black ink line drawings group humanlike figures wearing robes headdresses circular halos heads Several figures hold staffs objects figure rectangular box stylized animal heads patterned fishscale motif incorporated composition drawing includes bold fine black lines areas crosshatching repeated linear patterns beige background small square red mark near top edge.