God and Goddess of the Earth, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Chinese, Beijing; graphic print; height 52.0 cm, width 45.0 cm., A colored print showing a framed scene of two seated figures facing forward inside a window-like opening, with a few smaller figures partially visible beside them; the two central figures wear dark headpieces and robes with blue and yellow tones, and their faces are pale with inked facial features; the interior background behind them is pink with circular decorative elements, and a table with several small objects sits in front of them; the frame around the scene includes patterned panels with blue-gray circular motifs and yellow decorative borders, and there is a pink horizontal band below the framed scene leading to a stepped brick platform in black and white at the bottom; the overall paper is an off-white beige with some creases and slight staining.
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God and Goddess of the Earth, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Chinese, Beijing; graphic print; height 52.0 cm, width 45.0 cm., A colored print showing a framed scene of two seated figures facing forward inside a window-like opening, with a few smaller figures partially visible beside them; the two central figures wear dark headpieces and robes with blue and yellow tones, and their faces are pale with inked facial features; the interior background behind them is pink with circular decorative elements, and a table with several small objects sits in front of them; the frame around the scene includes patterned panels with blue-gray circular motifs and yellow decorative borders, and there is a pink horizontal band below the framed scene leading to a stepped brick platform in black and white at the bottom; the overall paper is an off-white beige with some creases and slight staining.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_209

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