Caption

Goddess — guardian of good eyesight;, nianhua New Year’s picture, early 20th century, Beijing; Chinese; protective deities iconography; graphic print; height 23.0 cm, width 22.2 cm., A central frontal figure with a rounded face and calm expression sits within a rectangular frame, flanked by faint outlines of two standing figures on each side; the central figure wears ornate headgear and simple jewelry, and has folded hands or draped sleeves visible in front. The image shows a palette of red, yellow, purple, green, black, and beige, with red bands forming a border-like surround and yellow areas filling parts of the central robe and background. Purple vertical panels appear beside the central head, green triangular patterned bands sit near the top corners, and black ink outlines define facial features and garment folds. The surrounding space is largely beige paper, with faint sketch lines and areas where the colored inks overlap or blend, creating softer edges and slightly uneven color intensity.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_222

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.3Mb (2.8Mb) / 12.5in x 13.5in / 3744 x 4044 (300dpi)

Keywords

Goddess guardian good eyesight nianhua New Year’s picture early 20th century Beijing Chinese protective deities iconography graphic print height 23.0 cm width 22.2 cm central frontal figure rounded face calm expression sits within rectangular frame flanked faint outlines two standing figures side central figure wears ornate headgear simple jewelry folded hands draped sleeves visible front image palette red yellow purple green black beige red bands forming border- surround yellow areas filling parts central robe background Purple vertical panels beside central head green triangular patterned bands sit near top corners black ink outlines define facial features garment folds surrounding space largely beige paper faint sketch lines areas colored inks overlap blend creating softer edges slightly uneven color intensity.