early 20th century
paper: 55.7 x 23.2 cm (21 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Mei(?) Ku Zhi Shen" (Coal Mine God). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yong Xing Ju" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Nan Wu Da Ci Pusa" ("Bodhisattva of Great Compassion"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of character names from right to left: "Da Dao Guan Sheng" ("Guan Sheng the Big Halberd"), "Jin Qiang Shou Xu Ning" ("Xu Ning the Metal Lancer") and "Shuang Bian" ("Two Rods": nickname of Huyan Zhuo). Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription: "Xin Chun" ("New Spring"), and a printed shop inscription: "Yi Cheng Ju" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; identical to 1935.36.58.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.9 and .11.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading: "Zhong Gong Tu Di" ("Palace of the Earth God"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Yan Guang Niangniang" ("Eye Sickness Goddess"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChinese