Caption

Department of Deities - Guardians of Earthworkers and Porters, guardian deities iconography, Chinese culture, nianhua, New Year's pictures, early 20th century, China, graphic print, height 14.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, An ink drawing on a pale beige background shows two people wearing loose garments and woven hats; one person stands slightly behind carrying a pole over the shoulder with a suspended woven basket, while the other stands in front holding a hooked tool and looking upward; both wear slippers with a textured pattern and have simple facial features drawn in black lines; a small curved object with swirling marks lies near their feet; the image is bordered by a thin black frame and surrounded by a gray outer margin; visible colors are beige, black, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_172

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.2Mb (4.1Mb) / 11.2in x 14.6in / 3363 x 4383 (300dpi)

Keywords

Department Deities - Guardians Earthworkers Porters guardian deities iconography Chinese culture nianhua New Year's pictures early 20th century China graphic print height 14.5 cm width 10.5 cm ink drawing pale beige background two people wearing loose garments woven hats person stands slightly carrying pole shoulder suspended woven basket front holding hooked tool looking upward wear slippers textured pattern simple facial features drawn black lines small curved object swirling marks lies near feet image bordered thin black frame surrounded gray outer margin visible colors black gray.