Caption

Patron of successful trade, gift, Chinese, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Beijing, graphic; height 33.0 cm, width 26.5 cm, The image shows an aged paper with a faded black line drawing of several human figures wearing traditional robes and headwear, arranged close together; the central figure has a mustache and goatee and wears a large hat, flanked by figures with braided or beaded headpieces and facial hair, with decorative patterns and flowing garment folds visible. The paper has prominent horizontal bands of washed color in teal and red near the top and a faded pink wash across the middle, along with areas of yellowed beige from the aged paper and spots of darker gray around the edges; the inked lines appear black or dark gray. The edges of the paper are worn and slightly torn, and the background beyond the paper is a neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_231

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Available size

47.2Mb (5.2Mb) / 12.4in x 14.7in / 3732 x 4423 (300dpi)

Keywords

Patron successful trade gift Chinese nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Beijing graphic height 33.0 cm width 26.5 cm image aged paper faded black line drawing several human figures wearing traditional robes headwear arranged close together central figure mustache goatee wears large hat flanked figures braided beaded headpieces facial hair decorative patterns flowing garment folds visible paper prominent horizontal bands washed color teal red near top faded pink wash across middle areas yellowed beige spots darker gray edges inked lines black dark gray worn slightly torn background beyond neutral gray.