Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1873 (ca.)
Materials:paper
Technique:woodblock
Subjects:deity
Dimensions:Height: 49.60 centimetres (Imperial mount) Width: 27.90 centimetres
Description:
Woodblock print in ink and colour with hand-colouring on paper. Facing forward, this Heavenly official holds a scroll with the words ‘The heavenly official bestows happiness’.
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![图片[1]-print BM-1954-1113-0.10-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00694167_001.jpg)
Comments:Facing forward, this Heavenly official holds a scroll with the words ‘The heavenly official bestows happiness’. The figure wears an official’s hat with stiff ties decorated with tassels standing out on either side. Five red bats (wuhongfu) encircle his head, a rebus for ‘five great happinesses’ (wuhongfu): long life, wealth, health, love of virtue and a peaceful death. Prints made at Yangliuqing were noted for their artistry and elegance. With its meticulous drawing and careful colouring, this print is no exception. Here the deep grey on the insides of the long sleeves was painted by hand. This print would have been the main image in the central hall of a house.
Materials:paper
Technique:woodblock
Subjects:deity
Dimensions:Height: 49.60 centimetres (Imperial mount) Width: 27.90 centimetres
Description:
Woodblock print in ink and colour with hand-colouring on paper. Facing forward, this Heavenly official holds a scroll with the words ‘The heavenly official bestows happiness’.
IMG
Comments:Facing forward, this Heavenly official holds a scroll with the words ‘The heavenly official bestows happiness’. The figure wears an official’s hat with stiff ties decorated with tassels standing out on either side. Five red bats (wuhongfu) encircle his head, a rebus for ‘five great happinesses’ (wuhongfu): long life, wealth, health, love of virtue and a peaceful death. Prints made at Yangliuqing were noted for their artistry and elegance. With its meticulous drawing and careful colouring, this print is no exception. Here the deep grey on the insides of the long sleeves was painted by hand. This print would have been the main image in the central hall of a house.
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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)
