Caption

Menshen Gate Guardians, Chinese, Menshen Gate Guardian iconography, nianhua New Year's picture, Gate Guardians shown on horses, early 20th century, Lingbao place of origin, graphic print, height 28.0 cm, width 27.0 cm, The image shows a mirrored pair of stylized figures seated on horses, each figure wearing layered garments with visible patterns and armor-like elements; their robes and accessories display bright colors including red, green, yellow, and touches of black, with skin tones rendered in a pale shade. Both figures wear headpieces with curved shapes and have expressive facial features outlined in dark lines. The horses have decorative bridles and tassels in red and green, with yellow bodies and details in black. Between the two figures are small scattered decorative marks and a group of vertical shapes. The background is a light beige paper with a narrow pale border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_277

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.5Mb (2.8Mb) / 12.5in x 12.6in / 3744 x 3780 (300dpi)

Keywords

Menshen Gate Guardians Chinese Menshen Gate Guardian iconography nianhua New Year's picture Gate Guardians shown horses early 20th century Lingbao place origin graphic print height 28.0 cm width 27.0 cm image mirrored pair stylized figures seated figure wearing layered garments visible patterns armor- elements robes accessories display bright colors red green yellow touches black skin tones rendered pale shade figures wear headpieces curved shapes expressive facial features outlined dark lines decorative bridles tassels yellow bodies details two figures small scattered decorative marks group vertical shapes background light beige paper narrow pale border.