Star Gods; unknown artist; early 20th century; China; nianhua New Year's picture woodblock print; image of six deities in the constellation of the Southern Bowl; graphic print; height 18.2 cm, width 16.7 cm., A worn paper sheet showing a group of stylized figures with simple black ink outlines and facial hair, some wearing small crowns or headpieces and a few framed by colored semicircles in turquoise and red; the background is a pale beige with visible creases and smudges, and there is a surrounding gray border.
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Star Gods; unknown artist; early 20th century; China; nianhua New Year's picture woodblock print; image of six deities in the constellation of the Southern Bowl; graphic print; height 18.2 cm, width 16.7 cm., A worn paper sheet showing a group of stylized figures with simple black ink outlines and facial hair, some wearing small crowns or headpieces and a few framed by colored semicircles in turquoise and red; the background is a pale beige with visible creases and smudges, and there is a surrounding gray border.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_184

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Star Gods unknown artist early 20th century China nianhua New Year's picture woodblock print image six deities constellation Southern Bowl graphic print height 18.2 cm width 16.7 cm worn paper sheet showing group stylized figures simple black ink outlines facial hair wearing small crowns headpieces framed colored semicircles turquoise red background pale beige visible creases smudges surrounding gray border.

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