New Year Collection (page 5)

The Vikings New Year (engraving)
1629888 The Vikings New Year (engraving) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vikings New Year. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 January 1902)

Annual bazaar on New Years Day in Paris, France (litho)
6014087 Annual bazaar on New Years Day in Paris, France (litho) by Michael, Arthur C. (d.1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Annual bazaar on New Years Day in Paris, France)

Grandmother, Oh Take me with You, from The Little Match Girl in an edition of Fairy Stories by Hans Christian Andersen
BAL139083 Grandmother, Oh Take me with You, from The Little Match Girl in an edition of Fairy Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) 1920 (w/c on paper) by Appleton

New Years Festivities, the Cotillon (engraving)
1604933 New Years Festivities, the Cotillon (engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Festivities, the Cotillon)

MS Hunter 229 f. 1r January, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum)
5675688 MS Hunter 229 f.1r January, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

New Years Guests, 1901 (pastel & watercolour on paper)
OVR366210 New Years Guests, 1901 (pastel & watercolour on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 30x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

January, 1890 (w / c on paper)
OVR371666 January, 1890 (w/c on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 37.5x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: from the series The Months of the Year; ); Photo © O. Vaering

Red squirrels standing in snow on dynamite with matches
Red Squirrel standing in snow on dynamite with matches Date: 02-01-2021

Red squirrels standing in snow and on dynamite
Red Squirrel is standing in snow and on dynamite Date: 02-01-2021

Red squirrel standing in snow climbing in dynamite
Eekhoorn, Red Squirrel is standing in snow climbing in dynamite Date: 02-01-2021

Red squirrel standing in snow holding dynamite with great tit on it
Eekhoorn, Red Squirrel is standing in snow holding dynamite with great tit on it Date: 31-12-2020

Snowy Rabbit, 1867. Creator: Yabu Chosui
Snowy Rabbit, 1867

New Year Gift, 1863. Creator: Kamata Gensen
New Year Gift, 1863

Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock on New Years Day, c. 1785. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock on New Years Day, c. 1785

Creating surimono for the New Year, Japan, 1825. Creator: Hokusai
Creating surimono for the New Year, Japan, 1825

Woman on the bridge watching the moon, Japan, 1831. Creator: Katsushika Taito
Woman on the bridge watching the moon, Japan, 1831

New Years Flower Arrangement, Japan, c. 1820s. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
New Years Flower Arrangement, Japan, c. 1820s

Monkey Trainer with a Monkey at the New Year, Japan, c. 1780s (1782?)

House cleaning in preparation for the New Year, Japan, c. 1797 / 99
House cleaning in preparation for the New Year, Japan, c. 1797/99

Mount Horai, Japan, 1860s. Creator: Kosetsu Ogino
Mount Horai, Japan, 1860s. Poems for New Year, with depiction of rock and branch of a nandina plant

Preparing Seven Herbs on the Seventh Day of the New Year, Japan, 1798

Almanac, Japan, 1883. Creator: Matsui Toka
Almanac, Japan, 1883

Smoking Dragon, Japan, 1868. Creator: Moriki Rosetsu
Smoking Dragon, Japan, 1868

Tenman Shrine Bell, Japan, 1860s. Creator: Nakagawa Rogetsu
Tenman Shrine Bell, Japan, 1860s

New Years Offering, c. 1806 / 11. Creator: Niwa Tokei
New Years Offering, c. 1806/11

Actor on Kite, 1865. Creators: Sato Hodai, Utagawa Yoshitaki
Actor on Kite, 1865

Rabbit and Fish, spring 1855. Creator: Shiko
Rabbit and Fish, spring 1855. Decoration on the packaging of a childs fishing game

Egoyomi with Rabbits, 1867. Creator: Soshu
Egoyomi with Rabbits, 1867. Egoyomi print, a type of calendar

House cleaning in preparation for the New Year, Japan, late 1790s

Taking a Walk on New Years Day, c. 1755. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
Taking a Walk on New Years Day, c. 1755

New Years entertainers before standing screen of tiger, 18th century

The Echigoya on New Years Day, c. 1789. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
The Echigoya on New Years Day, c. 1789

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III and his attendant making cermonial rounds at New Year s, c. 1783

Around the Kotatsu, c. 1789. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Around the Kotatsu, c. 1789. Two women keep warm at a kotatsu, a low table wrapped in a heavy blanket, with a charcoal brazier underneath

Crossing the Sumida River on New Years Day, 1830s. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Crossing the Sumida River on New Years Day, 1830s

Fans decorated with motifs of the three auspicious dreams of the New Year, c. 1821

Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve... 1794/95. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve (Senmen Otafuku zu), 1794/95

Plums and Biwa, 1860s. Creator: Tanomura Shosai
Plums and Biwa, 1860s

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII and woman watching boy write first calligraphy of the New Year, 1831
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII and a woman watching boy write first calligraphy of the New Year, 1831

New Years Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi... c)
New Years Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu), c. 1804/10

The New Years WIsh (holiday card), c. 1840. Creator: John Windsor
The New Years WIsh (holiday card), c. 1840

New Years Sake, c. 1810 / 20 (Meiji Facsimilie). Creator: Gakutei
New Years Sake, c. 1810/20 (Meiji Facsimilie)

Study for Cover, 1892. Creator: Philip William May
Study for Cover, 1892

Happy New Year, December 1893. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Happy New Year, December 1893

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS SYDNEY
Jin Woo Koon dance troupe perform an acrobatic lion dance as part of Lunar New Year celebrations at Market City in Chinatown, Sydney, Saturday, January 29, 2022. (aP Image/Steven Saphore)

"The spoiled party". Or "A really bad present"
Victoria Glinka

The New Years Offering, c. 1769. Creator: Isoda Koryusai
The New Years Offering, c. 1769

New Years Day, from the series "Fashionable Three Beginnings (Furyu mittsu no... c
New Years Day, from the series " Fashionable Three Beginnings (Furyu mittsu no hajime)", c. 1770/72

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Embracing the New Year's magic across the globe: From the serene Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu to the dazzling fireworks behind Big Ben in London, and from the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge to the joyous Buddhist celebration of Losar. The world unites under a sky filled with breathtaking displays of light and color, bidding farewell to one year and welcoming another. As we gather with loved ones amidst laughter and cheer, let us remember that this moment is not just about counting down seconds but also reflecting on our journey so far. Like Dante Gabriel Rossetti's captivating artwork or Yabu Chosui's charming Rabbit portrait, each stroke representing a chapter of our lives. And as Crystal Palace once presented its grand bill of fare for an extravagant evening, may we too savor every experience that awaits us in this new chapter. So let these fireworks ignite hope, love, and dreams as they illuminate cities around the world – reminding us that no matter where we are or what challenges lie ahead, together we can make this year extraordinary.