Caption

Deities of Joy, Chinese culture, nianhua New Year's pictures, Deities in the form of boys with lotuses and peonies, early 20th century, Lingbao, graphic print, height 24.5 cm, width 26.0 cm, The image shows a colorful printed scene on aged paper featuring two children facing each other, each holding a decorative vase topped with flowers and large green leaves. The children wear garments with flowing ribbons and layered clothing in bright colors including pink, yellow, green, red, and touches of black, with skin tones in pale beige. The flowers above and around them are red with yellow centers and green leaves. The vases are yellow with green and red accents. The background is a light beige with scattered small colored spots and faint creases, and there is a narrow off-white border around the central image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_273

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.9Mb (2.5Mb) / 13.1in x 12.4in / 3936 x 3721 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deities Joy Chinese culture nianhua New Year's pictures form boys lotuses peonies early 20th century Lingbao graphic print height 24.5 cm width 26.0 cm image colorful printed scene aged paper featuring two children facing holding decorative vase topped flowers large green leaves children wear garments flowing ribbons layered clothing bright colors pink yellow green red touches black skin tones pale beige them yellow centers green leaves vases red accents background light beige scattered small colored spots faint creases narrow off-white border central image.