Caption

Heavenly Lord of the Three Precious Things, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Beijing, Chinese art, graphic print, height 25.8 cm, width 24.0 cm, graphic., The image shows a stylized portrait of a central figure with a long mustache and beard, flanked by several attendant faces on both sides. The central figure wears a tall headdress and a layered garment, and there is a canopy-like structure above with patterned vertical columns beside the main face. Broad red paint or pigment overlays much of the central area and drips into surrounding sections, with touches of purple near the vertical columns and pale green across the top border. The background paper is a yellowed beige with visible creases and worn edges, and black ink outlines define facial features, garments, and decorative elements. The outer border appears gray, and there are small black-ink objects and motifs along the lower edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_254

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.5Mb (2.9Mb) / 11.9in x 13.2in / 3571 x 3965 (300dpi)

Keywords

Heavenly Lord Three Precious Things nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Beijing Chinese art graphic print height 25.8 cm width 24.0 cm graphic image stylized portrait central figure long mustache beard flanked several attendant faces sides central figure wears tall headdress layered garment canopy- structure patterned vertical columns beside main face Broad red paint pigment overlays central area drips surrounding sections touches purple near vertical columns pale green across top border background paper yellowed beige visible creases worn edges black ink outlines define facial features garments decorative elements outer border gray small black-ink objects motifs lower edge.