Caption

Deity — guardian of granaries; nianhua New Year's picture, graphic print; Chinese; early 20th century; Beijing; height 28.2 cm, width 24.0 cm., A stylized illustration on aged paper shows a central seated figure with a long dark mustache and beard, wearing an ornate headdress and flowing robes, flanked by several attendants with varied headwear; the scene is rendered with black outlines and filled with muted washes of red, pink, purple, teal, beige, and cream, with areas of darker black ink used for facial features and garment details, and the background and borders showing worn, uneven coloration and slight staining.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_197

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.4Mb (4.5Mb) / 12.5in x 14.5in / 3738 x 4343 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deity guardian granaries nianhua New Year's picture graphic print Chinese early 20th century Beijing height 28.2 cm width 24.0 cm stylized illustration aged paper central seated figure long dark mustache beard wearing ornate headdress flowing robes flanked several attendants varied headwear scene rendered black outlines filled muted washes red pink purple teal beige cream areas darker black ink facial features garment details background borders showing worn uneven coloration slight staining.