early 20th century
paper: 48.2 x 31.1 cm (19 x 12 1/4 in.)
Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.8.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan" (probably part of the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.53.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Fu Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.91 and .102.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription titled "Cang Shen Gong" ("Palace of the Barn God") and couplets from right to left reading "Nian Nian Qu Bu Jin; Yue Yue Yong You Yu" ("Affluent Harvests Year after Year; Abundant Produce Month after Month"). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.94.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Dour Jiejie" ("Sister Smallpox") and a couplet reading from right to left: "Qiancheng Gong Doujie; Ernü Bao Ankang" ("Worship Sister Smallpox; Children Will Be Healthy"). Probably from Beijing.
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 1935.37.127.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.82.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.125.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Tuo Ta Li Tian Wang" ("Heavenly Pagoda-Holding King Li"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChinese