The patron commissioned me to create a limited-edition illustration package for the Year of the Ox. The woodblock New Year painting inspires me. As door gods, they have different responsibilities.

For example, a military god with a hairy oxen’s head, always holding a sword in his hand to avoid illness, and bad things coming from outside, or a gentle civil god with a legendary treasure representing money like RUYI or YUAN BAO, attracting luck and wealth to come in.

Considering this picture will be used in Spring, I add some patterns of flowers, agaves, and bees in the corner as decorations to convey a vibrant and hopeful year is upcoming.

Client: Patron