Door God: Official Holding the Scepter of Office

River Valley

Mo Ce 莫測, 1992

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Paper God: Daoist God of the Sun

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Taiyang Xing Jun" ("Daoist God of the Sun"). Probably from Beijing.

Paper God: Pushing a Cart of Treasures to the Treasure House

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Beijing.

New Year Print: Dragon Dance

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading: "He Da Shun" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Door God: General Yuchi Gong (Hu Jingde) in Operatic Stage Costume

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.119; compare with 1935.37.122.

Paper God: Tethered Horse for the Kitchen God, Arbiter of Fate ("Si Ming Zhu")

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading: ""Si Ming Zhu" ("Arbiter of Fate")". Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probably related to 1935.37.44.

Ghost

Chen Haiyan 陳海燕, 1986

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Four Cats

Chen Haiyan 陳海燕, 1986

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

New Year Print: Three Boys Presenting a Treasure Basin and a Banner Reading "Bu Bu Ji Xiang" ("Every Step is Auspicious")

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.8.

Door Lintel Ornament: "Hanging Cash" with Zhongli Quan and Zhang Guolao, 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; from a set of five bound together (1935.36.126.10-.14). Probably from Beijing.

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.