Caption

Goddess protecting against measles; nianhua New Year picture, early 20th century, Shandong; Chinese; protective deities iconography; graphic print; height 19.5 cm, width 19.5 cm;, A central seated figure with a round face and ornate headdress is flanked by two standing attendants, all rendered in black ink on a beige paper background; the central figure wears a patterned collar and flowing robes with curved decorative lines, and a smaller figure sits on the lap holding an object, while the attendants hold tall staffs and wear stylized garments; there are curtain-like shapes and rectangular panels behind the figures, a small red square stamp near the upper right edge, and the image is framed by a thin darker border against a gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_140

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.0Mb (2.9Mb) / 12.5in x 12.8in / 3744 x 3830 (300dpi)

Keywords

Goddess protecting measles nianhua New Year picture early 20th century Shandong Chinese protective deities iconography graphic print height 19.5 cm width 19.5 cm central seated figure round face ornate headdress flanked two standing attendants rendered black ink beige paper background central figure wears patterned collar flowing robes curved decorative lines smaller figure sits lap holding object hold tall staffs wear stylized garments curtain- shapes rectangular panels figures small red square stamp near upper right edge image framed thin darker border gray background.