Caption

Patron of ceramic producers, unknown, graphic artist; ceramics; Chinese culture; Chinese art; nianhua New Year's pictures; early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 14.5 cm, width 10.5 cm., A black line drawing on a pale background shows three robed figures framed by a rectangular border with an angled top; the central figure is larger, wearing a tall ornamental headpiece and a halo-like circle behind the head, with a long mustache and beard and flowing draped sleeves, while the two smaller figures stand on either side wearing headgear and long robes with wide sleeves and holding objects in front of them; the floor area beneath them has curved, draped shapes and the overall palette consists of black lines on off-white or beige paper with a gray surrounding border and small areas of darker smudging.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_164

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.2Mb (4.3Mb) / 11.2in x 14.6in / 3363 x 4383 (300dpi)

Keywords

Patron ceramic producers unknown graphic artist ceramics Chinese culture Chinese art nianhua New Year's pictures early 20th century China graphic print height 14.5 cm width 10.5 cm black line drawing pale background three robed figures framed rectangular border angled top central figure larger wearing tall ornamental headpiece halo- circle head long mustache beard flowing draped sleeves two smaller figures stand side headgear long robes wide sleeves holding objects front them floor area beneath them curved draped shapes palette consists black lines off-white beige paper gray surrounding border small areas darker smudging.