Caption

God and Goddess of the Earth, artist unknown, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century China, Chinese, protective deities iconography, graphic print, height 14.5 cm, width 10.5 cm., A monochrome line drawing on an off-white background framed by a dark border shows two seated figures facing each other with a low pedestal table between them holding a decorative bowl with rounded shapes and stylized flames; both figures have circular halos behind their heads. The figure on the left appears wearing layered flowing robes with draped sleeves and a headpiece with a small rounded top, with a calm facial expression. The figure on the right wears layered robes with long sleeves and a tall folded hat, and has facial hair and a contemplative expression while holding a small object. The scene is topped by a rectangular panel with several bold calligraphic marks. The visible colors are shades of black, off-white, gray, and a few subtle beige tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_165

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.2Mb (4.5Mb) / 11.2in x 14.6in / 3363 x 4383 (300dpi)

Keywords

God Goddess Earth artist unknown nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century China Chinese protective deities iconography graphic print height 14.5 cm width 10.5 cm monochrome line drawing off-white background framed dark border two seated figures facing low pedestal table them holding decorative bowl rounded shapes stylized flames figures circular halos heads figure left wearing layered flowing robes draped sleeves headpiece small rounded top calm facial expression right wears layered long sleeves tall folded hat facial hair contemplative expression holding small object scene topped rectangular panel several bold calligraphic marks visible colors shades black off-white gray subtle beige tones.