Door Gods - “General 1”
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| © Gary-Donald Arts Fine prints on the internet since 2001 | |
Door Gods - “General 1” |
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Inventory #: |
4774 | |
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Artist: |
LIPING, Tai | ||||
Dates/Bio: |
Chinese, b. 1952 | ||||
Medium: |
Woodblock | ||||
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ca 2000s | ||||
Size (H/W): |
Image area - 17" x 9 1/4" (43.2 x 23.5cm); Sheet size - 18 1/4” x 13 5/8” (46.4 x 34.6 cm) | ||||
Description: |
Door Gods - New Years Print, printed on very thin translucent paper, signed with Seal of Tai Liping. | (click on image for photos) |
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Image design from the Ming Dynasty. “General Fang Bi”: According to old folk legends in Fengziang, Fang Bi and Fang Xiang were two generals during the Shang (1562-1066 BC) dynasty. As long as they guard the door, Daji and other evils cannot come in. Daji was a very beautiful girl who seduced the emperor and destroyed the country. After the emperor had expelled Fang Bi and Fang Xiang from the palace, Shang dynasty perished. The two generals are among the respected door gods of the Chinese folk art prints. Fang Bi is shown with a coloured face and Fanq Ziang with a white face. Reference: “Art and aesthetics in Chinese Popular Prints” by Ellen Johnson Laing, taken from selections from the Muban Foundation Collection, Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan. ISBN 0892641541 | ||||
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Very good condition. Light ink stains in the margins, paper slightly wavy and with printing creases in the margins, toning on the very edges of the sheet. Not matted or mounted. | ||||
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$110 - free shipping in USA | Status: Available | |||