Caption

Heavenly Guardian of the Sky; creator, amulet; nianhua New Year's picture; Chinese, early 20th century; graphic print; height 25.6 cm, width 17.1 cm; inscription/title: Guardian of the Sky., A vertical print on a yellowed beige background showing a single stylized figure rendered in a deep red ink, the figure standing and holding a long staff topped with an oval shape; the figure wears layered, patterned robes with flowing, textured lines and has a prominent headdress and facial hair, with a decorative halo-like outline behind the head. The image contains a few worn edges and smudges of red ink, a narrow off-white border around the print, and subtle creases and paper texture visible across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_162

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.8Mb (3.2Mb) / 11.7in x 17.2in / 3514 x 5151 (300dpi)

Keywords

Heavenly Guardian Sky creator amulet nianhua New Year's picture Chinese early 20th century graphic print height 25.6 cm width 17.1 cm inscription title Guardian vertical print yellowed beige background showing single stylized figure rendered deep red ink figure standing holding long staff topped oval shape figure wears layered patterned robes flowing textured lines prominent headdress facial hair decorative halo- outline head image contains worn edges smudges red ink narrow off-white border print subtle creases paper texture visible across surface.