Caption

The God of Wealth bestowing happiness, Chinese culture, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Beijing; graphic print; height 27.3 cm, width 23.5 cm., A rectangular image with a central portrait of a male figure wearing a headdress and ornate robe, flanked by two similar smaller figures on each side, all rendered with simple black outlines and filled with pale yellow, soft pink, muted purple, and touches of light blue and beige; the central figure has narrow eyes, a mustache and beard, and a calm expression, while the side figures show varied facial expressions and headgear; decorative vertical panels and drapery appear behind the figures, and a horizontal band with small drawn objects and a reclining animal motif runs across the lower portion of the main portrait; the whole composition sits against a neutral gray background and shows slight creases and uneven paper texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_257

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.7Mb (2.7Mb) / 12.3in x 14.2in / 3679 x 4251 (300dpi)

Keywords

God Wealth bestowing happiness Chinese culture nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Beijing graphic print height 27.3 cm width 23.5 cm rectangular image central portrait male figure wearing headdress ornate robe flanked two smaller figures side rendered simple black outlines filled pale yellow soft pink muted purple touches light blue beige central figure narrow eyes mustache beard calm expression side figures varied facial expressions headgear decorative vertical panels drapery figures horizontal band small drawn objects reclining animal motif runs across lower portion main portrait whole composition sits neutral gray background slight creases uneven paper texture.