Caption

Deity — Patron of human fate and destiny; unknown creator; protective deities iconography; Chinese; nianhua New Year's picture; early 20th century; graphic print; height 17.3 cm, width 16.8 cm., A worn paper print shows a central seated figure with a stylized face, narrow eyes, a mustache and beard, and a decorative headdress, flanked by two attendants suggested by partial figures and curved lines; the central figure wears layered robes with bold black outline marks and holds an object across the lap. Vertical rectangular panels behind the central figure display blocks of red and teal color against the paper's off-white background, and there are additional black line drawings and sketchy marks throughout. The image has a gray border surrounding the paper, and the overall palette includes off-white, black, red, teal, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_182

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.4Mb (2.9Mb) / 12.5in x 13.2in / 3744 x 3960 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deity Patron human fate destiny unknown creator protective deities iconography Chinese nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century graphic print height 17.3 cm width 16.8 cm worn paper print central seated figure stylized face narrow eyes mustache beard decorative headdress flanked two attendants suggested partial figures curved lines central figure wears layered robes bold black outline marks holds object across lap Vertical rectangular panels central figure display blocks red teal color paper's off-white background additional black line drawings sketchy marks image gray border surrounding paper palette includes off-white black teal gray.