Caption

Laozi and the Heavenly King Li Qing, amulet print nianhua, Chinese, early 20th century, print serving as an amulet against disease; identical to no. SKAZgr 403, Laozi ca. 550–500 BCE, graphic print, height 25.6 cm, width 17.1 cm, The image shows a vertical rectangular print with a beige background and red ink illustrations and borders; in the upper half there is a scene of two robed figures with long beards and ornate headpieces standing above stylized swirling clouds, with flowing garments and decorative patterns; the lower half depicts a large bovine figure bent over with its head lowered toward the ground and a smaller humanlike figure lying beneath it; there is a vertical group of characters at the left side and a small square seallike mark near the top right, and the whole composition is framed by a double-lined red border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_159

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.8Mb (4.6Mb) / 11.7in x 17.2in / 3514 x 5151 (300dpi)

Keywords

Laozi Heavenly King Li Qing amulet print nianhua Chinese early 20th century print serving amulet disease identical no SKAZgr 403 Laozi ca 550–500 Bce graphic print height 25.6 cm width 17.1 cm image vertical rectangular print beige background red ink illustrations borders upper half scene two robed figures long beards ornate headpieces standing stylized swirling clouds flowing garments decorative patterns lower half depicts large bovine figure bent head lowered ground smaller humanlike figure lying beneath vertical group characters left side small square seallike mark near top right whole composition framed double-lined red border.