Caption

Buddha Mi Le Fo Maitreya, amulet print nianhua, New Year's picture serving as an amulet against illness, early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 25.6 cm, width 17.1 cm; subject: Buddha iconography; Chinese art/culture., An image printed in red on a yellowed background shows a seated smiling figure with a round face, exposed chest, and draped robes, holding a string of beads and sitting on a stylized lotus cushion; below the figure is a large, striped bovine-like animal depicted in a walking stance with visible hooves and a curled tail, and a small human figure near the animal's head appearing to be held or trampled; the scene is bordered by a rectangular frame and the visible colors are red, yellow, beige, and a narrow gray margin around the print.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_155

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.2Mb (4.5Mb) / 11.8in x 16.9in / 3540 x 5058 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddha Mi Le Fo Maitreya amulet print nianhua New Year's picture serving amulet illness early 20th century China graphic print height 25.6 cm width 17.1 cm subject Buddha iconography Chinese art culture image printed red yellowed background seated smiling figure round face exposed chest draped robes holding string beads sitting stylized lotus cushion figure large striped bovine- animal depicted walking stance visible hooves curled tail small human figure near animal's head appearing held trampled scene bordered rectangular frame visible colors yellow beige narrow gray margin print.