Caption

Guardian deity, guardian deities iconography, Chinese, nianhua New Year's picture, patron saint of children, shown with a bow aiming at a dog, early 20th century, China, graphic print, height 17.8 cm, width 16.2 cm, A roughly square piece of worn beige paper with visible creases and slight discoloration sits against a gray background; black ink sketches on the paper form loose outlines of a figure wearing layered garments and a head covering, with flowing curved lines suggesting arms and drapery, and a few heavier black marks and smudges around the top and right edges; over the central area there are vertical brushstrokes in red and purple, two red strokes flanked by purple strokes, with some dripping where the pigments meet the paper, and small flecks of pale off-white where the paper fibers show through.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_179

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.9Mb (4.1Mb) / 12.5in x 13.7in / 3744 x 4099 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guardian deity guardian deities iconography Chinese nianhua New Year's picture patron saint children shown bow aiming dog early 20th century China graphic print height 17.8 cm width 16.2 cm roughly square piece worn beige paper visible creases slight discoloration sits gray background black ink sketches paper form loose outlines figure wearing layered garments head covering flowing curved lines suggesting arms drapery heavier black marks smudges top right edges central area vertical brushstrokes red purple two red strokes flanked purple strokes dripping pigments meet paper small flecks pale off-white paper fibers .