Caption

Deity - guardian of horses and grass in the pasture; nianhua New Year's picture; protective deities iconography; Chinese, early 20th century; graphic print; height 27.0 cm, width 22.5 cm;, The image shows a paper print with a central figure wearing a headdress and holding objects in raised hands, the face colored red with darker red facial details and a purple element atop the head; the figure wears layered garments and has patterned sleeves in black line work, surrounded by smaller figures and animals rendered in black ink outlines; the top border contains blocks of turquoise and a central red block, and the background paper is a faded beige with visible creases and worn edges, with additional black-ink decorative lines and shapes throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_252

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.2Mb (3.5Mb) / 12.3in x 14.6in / 3680 x 4388 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deity - guardian horses grass pasture nianhua New Year's picture protective deities iconography Chinese early 20th century graphic print height 27.0 cm width 22.5 cm image paper print central figure wearing headdress holding objects raised hands face colored red darker facial details purple element atop head figure wears layered garments patterned sleeves black line work surrounded smaller figures animals rendered black ink outlines top border contains blocks turquoise central block background paper faded beige visible creases worn edges additional black-ink decorative lines shapes .