Caption

Boy on a mythical qilin, unknown author, Chinese, nianhua New Year's picture, early 20th century, Lingbao place of origin, graphic print, height 18.0 cm, width 10.5 cm; iconography: qilin., A stylized painted figure with a pale face, black hair styled into two buns, and red lips wears layered garments in red, green, and yellow and holds a long staff topped with a rounded element; the figure rides a spotted yellow animal with black spots and a red and green saddle-like decoration, and both are outlined in bold black brushstrokes; the background is a light beige paper with scattered small splashes and smudges of red, green, and black ink, and there are a few small colored shapes near the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_274

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.4Mb (3.0Mb) / 10.6in x 17.0in / 3173 x 5109 (300dpi)

Keywords

Boy mythical qilin unknown author Chinese nianhua New Year's picture early 20th century Lingbao place origin graphic print height 18.0 cm width 10.5 cm iconography qilin stylized painted figure pale face black hair styled two buns red lips wears layered garments red green yellow holds long staff topped rounded element figure rides spotted yellow animal black spots green saddle- decoration outlined bold black brushstrokes background light beige paper scattered small splashes smudges black ink small colored shapes near edges.