Légende

Earth Deities — Patrons of the five corners of the world; unknown creator; protective deities iconography; nianhua New Year's picture; Chinese art; early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 14.5 cm, width 10.5 cm; graphic artist., A monochrome ink drawing shows a group of people arranged closely together inside a framed rectangular panel with an angled top; the figures wear traditional robes and hats and have stylized facial hair and neutral expressions, with a taller central figure flanked by others seated or standing, and a few garments and flowing sleeves overlapping; the scene includes decorative lines suggesting drapery and a simple floor line beneath their feet; visible colors are gray, black, and off-white.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_167

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42.2Mo (3.2Mo) / 28.5cm x 37.1cm / 3363 x 4383 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Earth Deities Patrons five corners world unknown creator protective deities iconography nianhua New Year's picture Chinese art early 20th century China graphic print height 14.5 cm width 10.5 cm graphic artist monochrome ink drawing group people arranged closely together inside framed rectangular panel angled top figures wear traditional robes hats stylized facial hair neutral expressions taller central figure flanked seated standing garments flowing sleeves overlapping scene includes decorative lines suggesting drapery simple floor line beneath feet visible colors gray black off-white.