Caption
Money Dragon, unknown author, Chinese, nianhua New Year's picture, representation of two double images of dragons, early 20th century, China, graphic print, height 27.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, A vertically oriented paper sheet displays two stacked rectangular panels, each containing a pair of stylized mythical creatures facing forward within framed borders. The creatures have green scaled serpentine bodies with sinuous tails and limbs, orange and red mane-like features around their heads, and yellow fan-shaped collars. Their faces show wide eyes and open mouths with red and orange accents. Each creature holds a round object in a raised hand. The background areas inside the frames are pale, and there are visible brush or ink outlines in black. The top of each panel includes a horizontal band filled with a solid yellow color. The paper shows signs of folding, creasing, and scattered small smudges of green, pink, and red ink around the images, and a faint rectangular red stamp mark appears near the center seam between the panels. The outer margin of the sheet is off-white.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A20_266
License type
Rights managed
Available size
43.5Mb (2.7Mb) / 9.7in x 17.4in / 2915 x 5219 (300dpi)