Paper God: Kitchen God Seated with Four Attendants

Jiansheng Dong, 1994-1996

Spring

Paper God: Guan Ping in Armor Holding a Seal Case

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Guan Ping Zhi Shen" ("God Guan Ping"). Probably from Beijing.

Door God: Heavenly Official Holding a "Shuangxi" ("Double Happiness") Vase of Flowers, with Two Boys Presenting an Incense Burner and a Bird

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.20; image identical to 1980.92.5.

Set of Door Lintel Ornaments: "Hanging Cash"

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

Opera-Scene Print: Nun Lady Chen Chasing Scholar Pan in Boats, a Scene from Sichuan Opera "Qiu Jiang" (Autumn River)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of the print title reading from right to left "Zou [supposed to be Gan] Pan" ("Chasing Pan"), and printed shop inscription "Dong Chang Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Door God: Royal Guard

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

Paper God: General Zhao Xuantan, the God of Wealth, at an Altar Table with Four Attendants

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Xuantan Zhao Yuanshuai" ("General Zhao Xuantan"). Probably from Beijing.

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.

Door God: Yu Lü , the Demon Catcher, in Operatic Stage Costume

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.24.

Door God: Official Holding the Scepter of Office

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.128.

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. Probably from Beijing; identical to 1935.36.126.2.

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