Caption

Buddha Shakyamuni with assisting monks; unknown creator; buddha iconography; Chinese culture; monks; ushnisha; nianhua New Year's picture; early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 19.2 cm, width 17.3 cm., A central seated figure with a rounded face and stylized hair sits against a large circular halo filled with red, with a lighter inner ring around the head; the figure wears draped robes drawn in black ink and holds one hand raised with fingers forming a gesture, while the other hand rests lower near the body. Flanking the central figure are two attendant figures with shaved heads and similar draped garments, each framed by faint circular halos; faint decorative lines and architectural motifs appear behind them at the top. The image is rendered on textured beige paper with visible fibers and age marks, primarily using black ink linework and areas of red pigment, with the surrounding border showing a gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_183

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.4Mb (2.9Mb) / 12.3in x 13.8in / 3675 x 4126 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddha Shakyamuni assisting monks unknown creator buddha iconography Chinese culture monks ushnisha nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century China graphic print height 19.2 cm width 17.3 cm central seated figure rounded face stylized hair sits large circular halo filled red lighter inner ring head wears draped robes drawn black ink holds hand raised fingers forming gesture hand rests lower near body Flanking central figure two attendant figures shaved heads draped garments framed faint circular halos faint decorative lines architectural motifs them top image rendered textured beige paper visible fibers age marks primarily using black ink linework areas red pigment surrounding border showing gray background.