Paper God: Kitchen God, the "Arbiter of Fate" ("Si Ming Zhu"), Seated at an Altar Table with Four Attendants

Woodblock print; ink on paper

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

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

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.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Gu Jiang Cheng Nei" ("In Old Jiang City"). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.18.

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.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yong Xing Ju" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; possible pair with 1935.37.52; compare with .61.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Niu Wang Zhi Shen, Ma Wang Zhi Shen, Zhu Yang Juan Shen" ("Ox King, Horse King, God of Livestock"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Commercially color-printed ink on card stock

Ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.12.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.