Caption

Goddess - guardian deity, Chinese art, Chinese culture, guardian deities iconography, nianhua, New Year's pictures, early 20th century, Shandong, graphic print, height 19.3 cm, width 20.0 cm, A black ink line drawing on a pale background shows a central frontal figure with a rounded face, stylized hair, and a simple crown, wearing layered robes with decorative collars and geometric patterns; flanking the central figure are a few attendants with similar stylized faces and topknots, some partially visible, positioned slightly behind and to the sides; above the central figure are two circular lantern-like objects with ornamental foliage and hanging elements, and fabric drapery framing the upper edges; the image area is bordered by a darker gray margin, and the visible colors are black, off-white, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_138

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.8Mb (2.7Mb) / 12.4in x 12.7in / 3734 x 3820 (300dpi)

Keywords

Goddess - guardian deity Chinese art Chinese culture guardian deities iconography nianhua New Year's pictures early 20th century Shandong graphic print height 19.3 cm width 20.0 cm black ink line drawing pale background central frontal figure rounded face stylized hair simple crown wearing layered robes decorative collars geometric patterns flanking central figure attendants stylized faces topknots partially visible positioned slightly sides two circular lantern- objects ornamental foliage hanging elements fabric drapery framing upper edges image area bordered darker gray margin visible colors black off-white gray.