Caption

Menshen Gate Guardian, nianhua New Year’s picture, woodblock/graphic print, Chinese, early 20th century; depicts a Gate Guardian as a dignitary; Lingbao place of origin; height 18.0 cm, width 10.5 cm., A standing figure wearing a long robe with broad sleeves, depicted with bold black outlines and filled with green, red, yellow, and touches of black; the figure has a mustache and a long beard, a rounded face with simple facial lines, and a tall headpiece with red and black accents; one hand is holding a rod or staff across the body while the other hand is raised holding an object with layered colors; the robe features decorative red shapes and a yellow circular area at the chest, and the hem shows layered curved patterns in yellow, red, and green; the background is a light beige with scattered small blotches of red, green, and yellow and a few black ink marks around the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_272

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.1Mb (3.1Mb) / 9.8in x 17.0in / 2951 x 5109 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardian nianhua New Year’s picture woodblock graphic print Chinese early 20th century depicts Gate Guardian dignitary Lingbao place origin height 18.0 cm width 10.5 cm standing figure wearing long robe broad sleeves depicted bold black outlines filled green red yellow touches black figure mustache long beard rounded face simple facial lines tall headpiece black accents hand holding rod staff across body raised holding object layered colors robe features decorative red shapes yellow circular area chest hem layered curved patterns background light beige scattered small blotches black ink marks edges.