Door God: Royal Guard

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

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Possibly from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.47.

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; with printed inscription reading "Mo You" ("Protecting in Silence"); Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.36.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Color lithograph; ink and colors on paper; with artist's penciled romanized inscription and signature (along the bottom edge of the print) reading "EA / 'Gu' / Valley / Chen Chi-Kwan 1996" with publisher's embossed circular stamp reading (to the left of the artist's inscription) reading "Ateliers d'Art Desjobert Paris"

Woodblock print; ink, color and silver on paper; with silver foils on some figures' faces; a fraction at bottom is not color printed, possibly it was originally folded in; with printed inscription on the carriage reading: "Yu Huang Shang Di" ("The Jade Emperor"), on the left red banner reading: "Tiandi Sanjie Shifang Zhenzai"("True Rulers of Heaven, Earth, The Three Realms and Ten Directions"), and on the right blue banner reading: "Shang Yuan Ci Fu Tianguan" ("The Daoist Heavenly Official Who Grants Forturne"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.114.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.24.

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 (1935.126.15-.19). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Lingbao Xian" ("County of Lingbao"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.