Caption
Bodhidarma with holy books and a nerite hare slaughtering the herb of immortality; unknown artist; nianhua New Year's picture, graphic print; early 20th century, Beijing; Chinese art; height 72.0 cm, width 37.0 cm., The image shows a vertical paper print divided into two illustrated panels with a pale beige background and a gray border; the top panel features a scene with flowing green and yellow waves, a large red-robed figure holding a long staff, smaller human figures in red and yellow garments, a purple and blue rock formation, and accents of purple, blue, green, and yellow throughout; the lower panel contains a circular frame centered on a standing figure covered in gold with pale legs and feet, surrounded by an ornate architectural element in red and purple, many seated and standing figures in red, green, purple, and yellow around the perimeter, decorative floral and wave motifs in green, blue, purple, red, and yellow, and additional decorative borders and flourishes in similar colors.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A20_217
License type
Rights managed
Available size
47.5Mb (4.7Mb) / 9.9in x 18.7in / 2958 x 5616 (300dpi)