Légende

Menshen Gate Guardian, Chinese, nianhua New Year's picture, representation of a guard in civilian clothes, early 20th century, Jiajiang, graphic print, height 33.0 cm, width 25.0 cm., A colorful painted figure wearing an ornate headdress and elaborate robe fills the center of the image; the face is lavender with dark eyebrows and a slight smile, and the headdress is black and yellow with red accents and curved decorative extensions. The robe shows a mix of bright colors including orange, yellow, blue, teal, purple, black, and turquoise, with patterned bands, floral motifs, and braided details; wide sleeves and layered panels create a voluminous silhouette. The figure holds an object in pale blue and white near the shoulder and has hands visible in lavender holding a rounded orange element at the waist. The background is a plain off-white sheet bordered by a beige mat, and the composition includes bold outlines and visible brush strokes.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_077

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.2Mo (4.5Mo) / 27.7cm x 45.4cm / 3273 x 5360 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Menshen Gate Guardian Chinese nianhua New Year's picture representation guard civilian clothes early 20th century Jiajiang graphic print height 33.0 cm width 25.0 cm colorful painted figure wearing ornate headdress elaborate robe fills center image face lavender dark eyebrows slight smile headdress black yellow red accents curved decorative extensions mix bright colors orange blue teal purple turquoise patterned bands floral motifs braided details wide sleeves layered panels create voluminous silhouette figure holds object pale blue white near shoulder hands visible lavender holding rounded element waist background plain off-white sheet bordered beige mat composition includes bold outlines visible brush strokes.