“Sky Stove Gods”
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| © Gary-Donald Arts Fine prints on the internet since 2001 | |
“Sky Stove Gods” |
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Inventory #: |
4776 | |
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Artist: |
LIPING, Tai | ||||
Dates/Bio: |
Chinese, b. 1952 | ||||
Medium: |
Woodblock | ||||
Date: |
2000s | ||||
Size (H/W): |
Image area - 10" x 7 5/8" (25.4 x 19.4cm); Sheet size - 18 1/4” x 13 5/8” (46.4 x 34.6 cm) | ||||
Description: |
Sky Stove Gods - New Years Print, printed on very thin translucent paper, signed with the Seal of Tai Liping | (click on image for photos) |
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Image design from the Qing Dynasty. This stately Sky Stove God and his wife are notable for their directness and simplicity. The print shows only the two deities, two men with their horses and a basin of jewels. The Stove God was undoubtedly the most important of the popular deities. He was responsible for an annual report of family affairs to heaven. These images were burned each year in a ritual to send them to heaven to make their report. Thus they were replaced every year. The Stove God prints were kept in strong green, red and yellow colors. This makes them very vivid and effective. 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. Many light ink stains in the margins, most as small spots of color, paper slightly wavy and with printing creases in the margins, toning on the very edges of the sheet. A 1/3” tear at the bottom margin edge. Not matted or mounted. | ||||
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$75 - free shipping in USA | Status: Available | |||