early 20th century
paper: 48.2 x 30.7 cm (19 x 12 1/16 in.)
Woodblock 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; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Rong" ("Prosperous Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.124.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of print title (also title of the opera): "Quan Jia Fu" ("Family Portrait"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yi Xin" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.50.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan Tai Yi" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.2.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading from right to left: "Yi Sheng" (probably the print shop name). Possibly from Xinjiang, Shanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Ben Ming Xing Jun" ("God of Longevity"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Gui Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"), another inscription reading vertically: "Ying Xi" ("Welcoming Happiness"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading: "San Jie Zhi Fu Shi Zhe" ("Messenger of Three Realms"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Yang Wang Zhi Shen" ("the Ram King"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "He Jia Huan Le Qing Xin Nian" ("A Happy Family Celebrating the New Year"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChinese