Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1700-1800
Materials:
Technique:woodblock
Subjects:devil/demon soldier seascape
Dimensions:Height: 42.70 centimetres (Imperial mount) Width: 25.70 centimetres
Description:
Woodblock print in ink and colour on paper. Right-hand print of a pair. A military man holds a loft a basin in which is a sculpture of Kuixing who is holding a book and a rice measure beneath a branch of three citrons.
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![图片[1]-print BM-1964-0411-0.13-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00248647_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-print BM-1964-0411-0.13-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00651802_001.jpg)
Comments:The warrior in this right-hand print of a pair has a soft face with slanted eyes. He holds aloft a basin in which is a sculpture of Kuixing, a god of literature. Here, Kuixing is an emaciated blue demon holding a book and a rice measure beneath a branch of three citrons (sanyuan). Kuixing is associated with success in the imperial civil service examinations, emphasised by the symbolism of the three citrons. The fruit is a visual pun expressing wishes that the candidate would achieve top ranking (yuan) in all three (san) levels of exams (sanyuan). This would bring fame and wealth to his family. The lower part of the print was cropped, perhaps because it was damaged or to fit it into a Western frame. See also its pair: 1964,0411, 0.14
Materials:
Technique:woodblock
Subjects:devil/demon soldier seascape
Dimensions:Height: 42.70 centimetres (Imperial mount) Width: 25.70 centimetres
Description:
Woodblock print in ink and colour on paper. Right-hand print of a pair. A military man holds a loft a basin in which is a sculpture of Kuixing who is holding a book and a rice measure beneath a branch of three citrons.
IMG
Comments:The warrior in this right-hand print of a pair has a soft face with slanted eyes. He holds aloft a basin in which is a sculpture of Kuixing, a god of literature. Here, Kuixing is an emaciated blue demon holding a book and a rice measure beneath a branch of three citrons (sanyuan). Kuixing is associated with success in the imperial civil service examinations, emphasised by the symbolism of the three citrons. The fruit is a visual pun expressing wishes that the candidate would achieve top ranking (yuan) in all three (san) levels of exams (sanyuan). This would bring fame and wealth to his family. The lower part of the print was cropped, perhaps because it was damaged or to fit it into a Western frame. See also its pair: 1964,0411, 0.14
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![[Qing Dynasty] British female painter—Elizabeth Keith, using woodblock prints to record China from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China—1915-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-191x300.png)
