Nianhua or ?New Year Pictures? are essential decorations for the Chinese New Year Festival, the most joyous occasion in the Chinese calendar. Traditionally, peasants carved these auspicious images into woodblocks and printed festive designs to adorn homes and public places all over China.
These images became especially popular in the Ming (1368-1644 CE) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911 CE), but they feature timeless symbols of good fortune, such as chubby babies, folk heroes, and symbolic animals.
Dragons and images of guardian deities also serve to ward off bad luck and misfortune. These thrilling pieces of folk art not only illustrate a broad array of symbols featured in Chinese art, but they also represent a form of cultural expression shared and understood by elite scholars and illiterate masses alike.
This presentation shares the stories behind such images and explains how to decode the complex symbolism in Chinese art.
Admission/Cost: $10 (General Admission), free for Members & Children Under 12/Students
Location:
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
328 J Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, January 17 - 11:00 AM
For more information, please call: (619) 338-9888
These images became especially popular in the Ming (1368-1644 CE) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911 CE), but they feature timeless symbols of good fortune, such as chubby babies, folk heroes, and symbolic animals.
Dragons and images of guardian deities also serve to ward off bad luck and misfortune. These thrilling pieces of folk art not only illustrate a broad array of symbols featured in Chinese art, but they also represent a form of cultural expression shared and understood by elite scholars and illiterate masses alike.
This presentation shares the stories behind such images and explains how to decode the complex symbolism in Chinese art.
Admission/Cost: $10 (General Admission), free for Members & Children Under 12/Students
Location:
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
328 J Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, January 17 - 11:00 AM
For more information, please call: (619) 338-9888
