Caption
God of the Home Zaowang with his wife; unknown artist; gods; nianhua New Year's picture; shown surrounded by deities-judges; early 20th century; Yangliuqing; Chinese culture; graphic print; height 39.8 cm, width 25.8 cm., The image shows a colorful printed scene on aged paper with a decorative border and ornate illustrations; at the top there is a rectangular panel with ornamental dragon-like figures and curved scrollwork in red, teal, yellow, and gold, and below it a framed grid area containing blocks of printed content that are not described; the central lower portion depicts a richly decorated altar or throne area with two seated figures wearing elaborate robes and circular halos behind their heads, one with pale skin and rosy cheeks and a floral headdress, the other with a mustache and beard and a rounded headdress, both rendered in reds, purples, blues, greens, gold, and pink; surrounding them are attendants and officials in patterned robes in shades of blue, green, purple, and red, some holding objects, and a variety of ritual vessels, candles, and decorative containers in yellow, orange, red, blue, and green sit on the table in front of the seated figures; the lower foreground shows a large ornate incense burner or ceremonial vessel with flame motifs and leaf-like decorations in red, purple, blue, green, and gold, flanked by small animal figures and additional decorative motifs; the overall palette includes red, purple, blue, green, gold, yellow, pink, and black, with fine black outline work and the paper background showing an off-white or beige tone.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A20_187
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50.3Mb (5.4Mb) / 11.0in x 17.8in / 3294 x 5339 (300dpi)