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Nianhua New Year prints

China tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

A New Year picture (Chinese: 年画; pinyin: níanhùa) is a popular Banhua in China. It is a form of colored woodblock print, used for decoration and the performance of rituals during the Chinese New Year Holiday. In the 19th and 20th centuries some printers began to use the genre to depict current events. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

1900s Nianhua The Spirit of the Doors woodblock print
1900s Nianhua The Spirit of the Doors woodblock print
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1900s Nianhua Three Deities colored woodblock print
1900s Nianhua Three Deities colored woodblock print
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Nianhua (年画) or New Year (Spring Festival) pictures with linked character style (lian zi g
Nianhua (年画) or New Year (Spring Festival) pictures with linked character style (lian zi g
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Nianhua (年画) or New Year (Spring Festival) pictures with linked character style (lian zi g
Nianhua (年画) or New Year (Spring Festival) pictures with linked character style (lian zi g
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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