Caption

Deities - Guardians of cows and horses; unknown creator; guardian deities iconography; Chinese culture; horse iconography; cows; nianhua New Year's picture; early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 14.5 cm, width 10.5 cm., A black ink line drawing on a light beige background depicting two seated robed figures facing each other with circular halos behind their heads; both wear long garments and have facial hair, with one figure holding a staff and the other resting a hand near his chest. Between them on a raised surface stands a tall vase with feathery fronds. At the lower left, a horse head and front legs are drawn near the seated figure, and at the lower right an ox head and front legs appear near the other figure. The image is bordered by a dark frame and has areas of darker gray around the outer edge. Colors visible include black, beige, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_173

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Deities - Guardians cows horses unknown creator guardian deities iconography Chinese culture horse iconography nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century China graphic print height 14.5 cm width 10.5 cm black ink line drawing light beige background depicting two seated robed figures facing circular halos heads wear long garments facial hair figure holding staff resting hand near chest them raised surface stands tall vase feathery fronds lower left horse head front legs drawn near seated figure lower right ox head near figure image bordered dark frame areas darker gray outer edge Colors visible include black beige gray.