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Menshen Gate Guardian, unknown artist; woodblock nianhua New Year's print depicting a figure in warrior's costume; Chinese; Yangliuqing; early 20th century; graphic print; height 58.0 cm, width 33.9 cm., A painted figure of a person wearing an ornate headdress and elaborate layered robes fills the image, rendered on a beige background; the face shows a pale complexion with pink cheeks and a long dark mustache and beard, and the expression is calm with narrow eyes. The costume includes a mix of bright colors such as red, green, blue, purple, yellow, orange, and teal, with intricate patterns and decorative motifs throughout. The figure holds a tall staff topped with a decorative element, and there are flowing ribbon-like shapes in red and purple around the figure. The garments feature floral and geometric embellishments in gold-yellow and green, and there are ornamental shoulder pieces and boots with curved toes in orange and red. Overall the composition is richly detailed with vibrant contrasting colors against the plain paper background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_283

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.9Mo (3.5Mo) / 28.4cm x 45.8cm / 3351 x 5409 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Menshen Gate Guardian unknown artist woodblock nianhua New Year's print depicting figure warrior's costume Chinese Yangliuqing early 20th century graphic print height 58.0 cm width 33.9 cm painted figure person wearing ornate headdress elaborate layered robes fills image rendered beige background face pale complexion pink cheeks long dark mustache beard expression calm narrow eyes costume includes mix bright colors red green blue purple yellow orange teal intricate patterns decorative motifs figure holds tall staff topped decorative element flowing ribbon- shapes garments feature floral geometric embellishments gold-yellow ornamental shoulder pieces boots curved toes composition richly detailed vibrant contrasting colors plain paper background.