Caption

Buddha sitting on a lotus; unknown creator; Chinese; nianhua New Year's picture; print serving as an amulet against diseases; amulet; Buddha iconography; lotuses; early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 25.6 cm, width 17.1 cm., The image shows a printed scene in green ink on yellowish paper with a thin green border; a seated figure with a halo is depicted near the top center wearing patterned robes and holding a long curved object, with floral and leaf motifs on the clothing and a stylized lotus-like platform beneath; to the lower right a smaller humanlike figure appears seated or crouched with exaggerated facial features and raised arms; a large animal resembling a buffalo or cow stands across the lower half of the image with visible rib-like markings and a rope or leash extending toward the seated figures; a vertical column of printed marks runs along the right edge and additional large marks appear at the top left; the background paper shows natural discoloration and the overall palette is primarily green and yellow with small red flecks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_163

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Buddha sitting lotus unknown creator Chinese nianhua New Year's picture print serving amulet diseases Buddha iconography lotuses early 20th century China graphic print height 25.6 cm width 17.1 cm image printed scene green ink yellowish paper thin green border seated figure halo depicted near top center wearing patterned robes holding long curved object floral leaf motifs clothing stylized lotus- platform beneath lower right smaller humanlike figure seated crouched exaggerated facial features raised arms large animal resembling buffalo cow stands across lower half visible rib- markings rope leash extending seated figures vertical column printed marks runs right edge additional large marks top left background paper natural discoloration palette primarily green yellow small red flecks.