Caption

Buddha Mi Le Fo Maitreya sitting on a bull, amulet print, nianhua New Year's picture, print serving as an amulet against illness, early 20th century, China, Chinese art, buddha iconography, amulets, bulls, graphic print, graphic, height 25.6 cm, width 17.1 cm, The image shows a printed illustration in teal on a yellowed background bordered by an off-white mat; a seated, bald figure with visible facial features and a dot on the forehead sits cross-legged on a stylized lotus cushion, wearing draped robes and holding a beaded object in one hand while the other hand rests on the knee; below the cushion is a large, sturdy animal with curved horns and a textured body standing on a patch of grass, and a small humanlike figure is depicted near the animal's mouth; the composition includes decorative rectangular motifs and vertical column-like designs along the sides in the same teal color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_156

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.1Mb (4.5Mb) / 11.7in x 17.0in / 3508 x 5095 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddha Mi Le Fo Maitreya sitting bull amulet print nianhua New Year's picture print serving amulet illness early 20th century China Chinese art buddha iconography amulets bulls graphic print graphic height 25.6 cm width 17.1 cm image printed illustration teal yellowed background bordered off-white mat seated bald figure visible facial features dot forehead sits cross-legged stylized lotus cushion wearing draped robes holding beaded object hand hand rests knee cushion large sturdy animal curved horns textured body standing patch grass small humanlike figure depicted near animal's mouth composition includes decorative rectangular motifs vertical column- designs sides teal color.