Door God: Official Holding the Scepter of Office

River Valley

Mo Ce 莫測, 1992

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Golden Lion

Chen Haiyan 陳海燕, 1986

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

New Year Print: Top-Rank Scholar Holding a "Ruyi" Scepter, with Three Children and a Money Tree

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

Paper God: Daoist Goddess Who Cures Eye Sickness

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

New Year Print: Monkey King Receiving the Seal of an Official (Printed Characters in Circles Reading "Feng Hou Gua Yin") Above a Horse

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Door Lintel Ornament: "Hanging Cash" with Lan Caihe and He Xiangu, Two of the Eight Immortals

Collage of printed and cut paper elements: red "paper-cut" decoration with applique woodblock printed image; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; identical to 1935.36.126.9.

New Year Print: The Monkey King (Bi Ma Wen), with a Small Monkey on His Shoulder, Receiving the Seal of an Official (a Red Seal Reading "Feng Hou Gua Yin")

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

Paper God: Kitchen God and Wife at Altar Table, Flanked by Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, with a Lotus Flower and Two Boys in Front, and with a Calendar for the Year Minguo 21 (1932)

Unknown Artist, 1932

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Door God: Heavenly Official in "Shou" ("Longevity")-Character Robe, with Two Boys and an Attendant, Presenting a Pomegranate

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.18.

Paper God: God of Flowers and Fruit

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Hua Guo Zhi Shen" ("God of Flowers and Fruit"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Door God: General Qin Qiong (Qin Shubao) in Operatic Stage Costume on Horseback

Woodblock 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.