Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of character names from right to left: "Da Dao Guan Sheng" ("Guan Sheng the Big Halberd"), "Jin Qiang Shou Xu Ning" ("Xu Ning the Metal Lancer") and "Shuang Bian" ("Two Rods": nickname of Huyan Zhuo). Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.

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Paper God: Daoist Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning, One of the Three Purities

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "San Qing Tian Bao Tian Zun" ("Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning"). Probably from Beijing.

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Paper God: Daoist Goddess Who Cures Smallpox

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Dou Zhen Niangniang" ("Smallpox Goddess"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

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Door God: Heavenly Official, with an Attendant, Presenting "Fu" ("Fortune")

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.37.17.

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Door God: Royal Guard

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.117.

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Door God: General Yuchi Gong (Hu Jingde) on Horseback

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock 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.

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Paper God: Kitchen God and Two Wives, with Two Officers and "Three Stars" (Gods of Happiness, Emoluments, and Longevity), at an Altar Table, and with a Calendar for the Year Minguo 21 (1932)

Unknown Artist, 1932

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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Door God: Heavenly Official, with an Attendant and a Crane, Presenting a Treasure Basin

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.7; image identical to 1935.37.22.

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New Year Print of Animals in Three Pairs: Qilin and Lion, Horse and Deer, and a Pair of Roosters

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

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.

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New Year Print: Boys Delivering a Money Tree Branch and Auspicious Objects

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.28.

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Door God: Heavenly Official Offering Flowers with a Bat of Happiness and an Attendant Holding Sword

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan Tai" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi.

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