The Officials of Earth and Water

NamePainting

Artist Zhao Rong Fang

CultureRed Yao

DateMay 10, 1899

Place madeGuangxi Province, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumPaper, natural pigment, fiber cord, bamboo

Dimensions47 7/16 × 18 1/16 in. (120.5 × 45.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2014.46.7

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2014.46.7

Collections

Asia

DescriptionThere are two big men facing right, each occupying the top right and the bottom left. On the top left is a figure with a gray garment raising its arm as if to catch something. On the bottom right are two men: one under the blue-tiled roof and the other slinging a red stick over the shoulder. Spiral elements are present on the borders of the painting and three circles of spirals are at the top of the painting.