Rare Father Tiger In The House for The Year Of The Tiger Signed Print #1919/3000

Description: Rare Vintage print signed by the artist and numbered Probably made in 1997 Father Tiger In The House (for The Year Of The Tiger Signed And Numbered 1919/3000 New Years Print Father Tiger in the House (for the Year of the Tiger) Cheng Shan-hsi Hu Ye’s town house The Tiger God Protects the House print Print size is 18” x 23” Zheng Shanxi New Year's prints are a folk art unique to Chinese. The tradition can be traced back to the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1278), when Chinese painting reached its apex. The most famous works of art of the Song include paintings like Travelers Among Mountains and Streams and Early Spring (both part of the controversial collection that went to the US last year), but these were, after all, part of elite culture for the court and literati. You are much more likely to find out what ordinary people appreciated in art, and their hopes and expectations about life, in the prints they put up each year at the New Year's holiday. Taiwan's New Year's prints trace their lineage back to people coming here from Fujian and Guangdong. For a while Rice Street in Tainan flourished as its prints were sold all over Taiwan. Today several firms still operate, but sales are way down. In the modern city, the whole feeling of the New Year holiday seems diluted, so there is much less enthusiasm for prints.

Price: 199.9 USD

Location: Englishtown, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-11-24T03:21:35.000Z

Shipping Cost: 19.99 USD