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Menshen Gate Guardian, unknown artist, woodcut, nianhua New Year’s picture, Chinese, early 20th century; graphic print, height 39.0 cm, width 25.5 cm; iconography: Menshen gate guardian., A full-length depiction of a robed figure standing against a pale background, wearing a dark hat with gold trim and a black beard, with an orange-toned face and a neutral expression; the figure is dressed in a deep blue robe patterned with light swirl motifs and trimmed with yellow, featuring a large decorative circular panel on the chest with green, yellow, and teal designs including a stylized creature motif, and holding a small ornate cup or vessel in one hand that shows green, yellow, and teal colors and a sinuous decorative element; additional accessories include a hanging pendant and tassel in yellow and teal, a pale blue object tucked at the shoulder, and black and white shoes visible beneath the robe.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_091

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54.3Mo (3.2Mo) / 28.6cm x 47.5cm / 3377 x 5616 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Menshen Gate Guardian unknown artist woodcut nianhua New Year’s picture Chinese early 20th century graphic print height 39.0 cm width 25.5 cm iconography Menshen gate guardian full-length depiction robed figure standing pale background wearing dark hat gold trim black beard orange-toned face neutral expression figure dressed deep blue robe patterned light swirl motifs trimmed yellow featuring large decorative circular panel chest green teal designs stylized creature motif holding small ornate cup vessel hand teal colors sinuous decorative element additional accessories include hanging pendant tassel teal pale blue object tucked shoulder black white shoes visible beneath robe.