Door God: Woman General Mu Guiying in Operatic Stage Costume

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "San Zong Zhi Shen" ("God of Three Clans"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with a printed couplet reading from right to left: "Ren Jian Si Ming Zhu; Tian Shang Ear Mu Shen" ("Arbiter of Fate on Earth; Surveillance [literally, 'ear-and-eye'] Official of Heaven"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Wang" (probably part of the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.

Woodblock 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.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Possibly from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.43.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription in red: "Dong Da Xing Rong" (the print shop name), and printed inscription of the print title "He Yuan Xiao" ("Celebrating the Lantern Festival") and inscription on banners: "Tian Xia Tai Ping" ("[May] Peace Under Heaven") and "Yuan Xiao" ("Lantern Festival"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Xiao Gong Zhi Shen" ("Heavenly General Xiao"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.9 and .11.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.6.