Caption

Deities of Heaven and Earth, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Beijing, Chinese, graphic print, height 51.0 cm, width 47.0 cm, A rectangular artwork with a central scene framed by patterned vertical borders, showing a group of human figures seated behind a low table and a few standing nearby; the seated figures wear layered garments and hats and have yellowish faces, while the standing figures appear in simpler robes. The table holds a few dishes and objects rendered in dark outlines. The upper background behind the seated figures is pink, transitioning to a yellow band below, and the lower foreground shows a suggestion of steps and a tiled floor in black lines on a pale background. The decorative side borders feature geometric floral motifs in yellow and black, with surrounding areas in pink and pale green, and the outermost vertical panels are pale gray with darker scroll-like designs. Overall colors visible include pink, yellow, pale green, pale gray, black, and touches of purple and red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_210

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.3Mb (3.7Mb) / 12.0in x 13.7in / 3605 x 4104 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deities Heaven Earth nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Beijing Chinese graphic print height 51.0 cm width 47.0 cm rectangular artwork central scene framed patterned vertical borders showing group human figures seated low table standing nearby seated figures wear layered garments hats yellowish faces standing figures simpler robes table holds dishes objects rendered dark outlines upper background pink transitioning yellow band lower foreground suggestion steps tiled floor black lines pale background decorative side borders feature geometric floral motifs yellow black surrounding areas pale green outermost vertical panels pale gray darker scroll- designs colors visible include touches purple red.