Deities of the Three Offices, Chinese, nianhua New Year's pictures, early 20th century, Beijing, graphic print, height 36.5 cm, width 26.2 cm, An aged paper print shows a central seated figure wearing a tall ornate headdress and flowing robes, flanked by attendants with smaller headdresses; the figures are rendered in black line work with areas of faded pink and red around the central figure's head and garment, and patches of turquoise near the top edges; the paper background is a warm yellowed beige with darker worn edges and faint creases, and the overall image has an uneven, distressed appearance.
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Deities of the Three Offices, Chinese, nianhua New Year's pictures, early 20th century, Beijing, graphic print, height 36.5 cm, width 26.2 cm, An aged paper print shows a central seated figure wearing a tall ornate headdress and flowing robes, flanked by attendants with smaller headdresses; the figures are rendered in black line work with areas of faded pink and red around the central figure's head and garment, and patches of turquoise near the top edges; the paper background is a warm yellowed beige with darker worn edges and faint creases, and the overall image has an uneven, distressed appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_243

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Deities Three Offices Chinese nianhua New Year's pictures early 20th century Beijing graphic print height 36.5 cm width 26.2 cm aged paper print central seated figure wearing tall ornate headdress flowing robes flanked attendants smaller headdresses figures rendered black line work areas faded pink red central figure's head garment patches turquoise near top edges paper background warm yellowed beige darker worn edges faint creases image uneven distressed appearance.

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