五路財神春牛圖
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Title:
五路財神春牛圖
Series Title:
Preliminary list of Chinese woodblock prints in the SOAS Library
Added title page title:
Wulu caishen : chunniu tu
Added title page title:
Spring ox calendar : Gods of wealth from the five directions
Creator:
陳茂記
Chen Maoji, illustrator ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
Shanghai
Publisher:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Chinese
Materials:
Paper, Water color inks ( medium )
Measurements:
46 x 28 cm in

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Flags ( lcsh )
Children ( lcsh )
Oxen ( lcsh )
Door gods
Cardinal points ( lcsh )
Wealth ( lcsh )
Spring ( lcsh )
Calendars ( lcsh )
門 神
门 神
日曆
日历
Genre:
Woodblock Print
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- China -- Shanghai -- Shanghai
亚洲 -- 中国 -- 上海 -- 上海市
亞洲 -- 中國 -- 上海 -- 上海市
Coordinates:
31.2 x 121.5

Notes

General Note:
The print depicts five gods of wealth flanked by two civil and military door gods. In Chinese tradition the five gods of wealth guard the five directions (four cardinal plus centre) and they are also the keepers of gold and silver, their attribute being a treasure chest that is mounted on the back of an ox. The image of the spring ox goes back to the Song dynasty (960-1279) where it is attested in the Recollections of the Eastern capital that an ox would be driven with whips into the capital and the imperial city on the day before spring. Whipping the spring ox thus became symbolic for welcoming the new spring season. This type of print often incorporated a table showing the twenty-four seasonal changes in the weather throughout the year, as a guide for farmers when ploughing and harvesting. The purpose of the print is to ensure plentiful harvests. The border of the print also shows the names of each the sixty years comprised in the Chinese calendar cycle
General Note:
Published reference in: Preliminary list of Chinese woodblock prints in the SOAS Library
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General Note:
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General Note:
Inked in four colours (blue, red, yellow and black).

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Rights Management:
This item is in the public domain. Please use in accord with Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC). High resolution digital master available from SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office.
Resource Identifier:
CWP 6 ( accession number (preliminary list of chinese woodblock prints in the soas library) )