The Lantern Festival depicted is meant to represent that last day of Chinese New Year- which apparently is also celebrated in Hell. After the Second Opium War which started in 1856, many pieces of Chinese art were taken to France and created a cultural craze for what were then called, "Chinoiseries." As Chinese New Year falls between the end of January to early February, the French incorporated it into their Carnival festivities and the stereoscopic art of the time.
This piece was hand-drawn using Micron pens and colored with alcohol ink markers. Each archival-quality giclée print is produced locally by a small business right here in Western Massachusetts. This artwork is available exclusively as a full-size 9 × 12-inch reproduction of the original.