現代　佚名　《白蛇傳》“祭塔”戲景　彩印木刻年畫　河南朱仙鎮天義老店|New Year Picture of the scene of making offering at the pagoda in the drama, Baishe zhuan (Tale of the White Snake)

Unidentified artist(s)

early 20th century · Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

現代　佚名　《白蛇傳》“祭塔”戲景　彩印木刻年畫　河南朱仙鎮天義老店|New Year Picture of the scene of making offering at the pagoda in the drama, Baishe zhuan (Tale of the White Snake) — Unidentified artist(s)

This colorful poster was used to decorate the house around the new year. It depicts a scene in the folktale the “Legend of the White Snake” when the scholar Xu Xian makes offerings at a pagoda. His wife, the White Snake in human form, has been locked in the monastery’s dungeon by the cold-hearted abbot. As Xu bows to read a prayer, the spirit of the White Snake appears from within the pagoda.

Artist: Unidentified artist(s)
Date: early 20th century
Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture: China
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1989

現代 佚名 《白蛇傳》“祭塔”戲景 彩印木刻年畫 河南朱仙鎮天義老店|New Year Picture of the scene of making offering at the pagoda in the drama, Baishe zhuan (Tale of the White Snake)

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