early 20th century
34.3 x 26.7 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with a printed couplet reading from right to left: "You Yan Shen Si Hai; Mi Mian Ji Ru Shan" ("Oil and Salt Can Fill the Sea; Rice and Flour Pile up Like Mountains"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Ju Zao" ("Shop Made", note: the print shop name should be in its pairing print). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Lingbao". Probably from Lingbao, Henan; possible pair with 1935.37.108.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.23.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading: ""Si Ming Zhu" ("Arbiter of Fate")". Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probably related to 1935.37.44.
20th centuryChineseCollage of printed and cut paper elements: red "paper-cut" decoration with applique woodblock printed image; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; compare with 1935.36.126.10.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Da Shun" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.27.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Jiu Tian Ying Yuan Lei Shen Pu Hua Tian Zun" (Name of the Thunder God). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChinese