Caption

Image of the General, Chinese culture, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Yanzhou, graphic print; height 23.6 cm, width 18.0 cm., A roughly rectangular beige sheet with a sketched scene in dark gray lines shows a central seated figure wearing a pointed crown and layered robes, holding a long horizontal staff; the face has a mustache and goatee and almond-shaped eyes. Flanking the central figure are two smaller standing figures in robes and headwear, each holding objects; additional decorative elements include draped curtains at the top corners, a circular motif near the central figure’s chest, and rounded banded shapes near the lower edge that resemble containers. The drawing includes a few faint red marks and a small red rectangular stamp near the upper right; overall colors visible are beige, dark gray, and red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_143

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.9Mb (4.0Mb) / 12.4in x 15.3in / 3720 x 4595 (300dpi)

Keywords

Image General Chinese culture nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Yanzhou graphic print height 23.6 cm width 18.0 cm roughly rectangular beige sheet sketched scene dark gray lines central seated figure wearing pointed crown layered robes holding long horizontal staff face mustache goatee almond-shaped eyes Flanking central figure two smaller standing figures robes headwear holding objects additional decorative elements include draped curtains top corners circular motif near central figure’s chest rounded banded shapes near lower edge resemble containers drawing includes faint red marks small red rectangular stamp near upper right colors visible beige dark gray red.