Postcard: Manhattan (cemetery)

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Damo Lao Zu" ("Bodhidharma, the Founder"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Collage of printed and cut paper elements: red "paper-cut" decoration with applique woodblock printed image; ink and color on paper; from a set of five bound together (1935.36.126.10-.14). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription for the qilin and lion reading: "Bi E Qilin, Zhen Zhai Shizi" ("Qilin Wards Off Evil Spirits; Lion Guards the House"), printed inscription on horseback: "Fu" ("Good Fortune") and on deer's back "Lu" (Emoluments), and printed inscription "Sheng Ji" ("Roosters"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.35.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "He He Er Sheng" ("The Two Sages He and He"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription on the scroll reading: "Shang Shan Fa E" ("Reward Benevolence and Punish Evil"), and printed shop inscription "Xie Li" (probably the print shop name), and "Ling Yi" (alternative name for Lingbao). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.119; compare with 1935.37.122.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.87; compare with 1935.37.120.