Caption

Amulet against diseases, nianhua New Year's picture woodblock print, zhan dian shi amulet, graphic print, early 20th century, China; height 25.6 cm, width 17.1 cm., The image shows a rectangular print with a beige background and red ink illustrations; a central standing figure with a long beard and ornate robe holds a vertical object in one hand and a flaming or decorative object in the other, flanked by two smaller seated figures wearing patterned robes and headpieces; below them a group of stylized curved decorative motifs separates the upper scene from a lower scene featuring a large, striped bovine figure standing over a smaller kneeling human-like figure; the print is bordered by a red rectangular frame and sits on a wider off-white margin with slight wear and creases at the edges; visible colors include beige, red, off-white, and small areas of grayish discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_161

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.8Mb (4.8Mb) / 11.7in x 17.2in / 3514 x 5151 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet diseases nianhua New Year's picture woodblock print zhan dian shi amulet graphic print early 20th century China height 25.6 cm width 17.1 cm image rectangular print beige background red ink illustrations central standing figure long beard ornate robe holds vertical object hand flaming decorative object flanked two smaller seated figures wearing patterned robes headpieces them group stylized curved decorative motifs separates upper scene lower scene featuring large striped bovine figure standing smaller kneeling human- print bordered red rectangular frame sits wider off-white margin slight wear creases edges visible colors include beige red off-white small areas grayish discoloration.