Caption

Menshen gatekeeper depicted on horseback, nianhua New Year picture, graphic print, early 20th century, Chinese; height 30.0 cm, width 24.5 cm., A colorful painted scene shows a stylized figure wearing ornate headgear and a mask-like face, holding a long instrument or staff, seated on a horse with decorative tack; a second smaller figure appears behind the rider. The composition uses prominent red, green, yellow, black, and some pink tones, with bold black outlines and areas of layered color. The horse has a flowing mane and decorative tassels, and the rider wears patterned armor or clothing with scale-like and striped details. There are decorative flame-like shapes and ribboned elements around the figures, and the background is a pale beige or off-white paper. The overall style is bold and graphic with visible brush and print marks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_267

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 12.3in x 14.9in / 3680 x 4480 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen gatekeeper depicted horseback nianhua New Year picture graphic print early 20th century Chinese height 30.0 cm width 24.5 cm colorful painted scene stylized figure wearing ornate headgear mask- face holding long instrument staff seated horse decorative tack second smaller figure rider composition uses prominent red green yellow black pink tones bold black outlines areas layered color flowing mane decorative tassels rider wears patterned armor clothing scale- striped details decorative flame- shapes ribboned elements figures background pale beige off-white paper style bold graphic visible brush print marks.