Caption

Votive plaque and surrounding deities, nianhua New Year's picture, Chinese, early 20th century, Hebei, graphic print, height 48.5 cm, width 33.0 cm, A colorful painted scene on aged paper showing a central seated figure with a large ornate headdress and a serious facial expression, surrounded by a group of smaller figures with varied headgear and robes; the composition includes decorative floral and scroll-like motifs around the central figure and a vertical decorative panel beneath them. The visible colors include red, orange, teal, turquoise, purple, blue, beige, and touches of green and black. The background paper is off-white with a gray border visible around the sheet, and there are visible creases and small tears along the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_186

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.6Mb (4.1Mb) / 12.5in x 17.3in / 3744 x 5186 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive plaque surrounding deities nianhua New Year's picture Chinese early 20th century Hebei graphic print height 48.5 cm width 33.0 cm colorful painted scene aged paper showing central seated figure large ornate headdress serious facial expression surrounded group smaller figures varied headgear robes composition includes decorative floral scroll- motifs central figure vertical decorative panel beneath them visible colors include red orange teal turquoise purple blue beige touches green black background paper off-white gray border visible sheet visible creases small tears edges.