Caption

Votive plaque in honor of Heaven and Earth, Chinese, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Beijing; graphic print; height 40.0 cm, width 37.5 cm., A colorful rectangular artwork on a pale, slightly wrinkled sheet shows a central vertical decorative panel framed by patterned borders, with a group of stylized human figures flanking it. The palette includes bright yellow, red, green, teal, and black, used across garments, ornamental shapes, and background areas. On the left side a figure in layered clothing and another smaller figure with a rounded face appear, both outlined in black with red and teal accents; below them a masked or stylized face in teal and red is visible. On the right side several figures wear flowing robes in yellow, red, teal, and green, one with a darker red face and black beard, another with a pale face and black facial hair, all with defined facial features and hair decorations. The central panel features symmetrical ornamental motifs in yellow, red, green, and teal including bird-like shapes and curving designs, and a decorative base element beneath it. The top border is patterned with triangular and geometric shapes in green, red, and yellow, and the bottom edge shows a repeating decorative band echoing the same colors. The entire composition is rendered with bold outlines and flat areas of color on a light beige paper background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_214

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.8Mb (4.5Mb) / 12.1in x 15.7in / 3623 x 4706 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive plaque honor Heaven Earth Chinese nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Beijing graphic print height 40.0 cm width 37.5 cm colorful rectangular artwork pale slightly wrinkled sheet central vertical decorative panel framed patterned borders group stylized human figures flanking palette includes bright yellow red green teal black across garments ornamental shapes background areas left side figure layered clothing another smaller figure rounded face outlined teal accents them masked stylized face visible right side several figures wear flowing robes yellow darker face black beard another pale face black facial hair defined facial features hair decorations central panel features symmetrical ornamental motifs bird- shapes curving designs decorative base element beneath top border patterned triangular geometric shapes bottom edge repeating decorative band echoing colors entire composition rendered bold outlines flat areas color light beige paper background.