Paper God: Kitchen God Seated with Four Attendants

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription on the scroll reading: "Shang Shan Fa E" ("Reward Benevolence and Punish Evil"), and printed shop inscription "Xie Li" (probably the print shop name), and "Ling Yi" (alternative name for Lingbao). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; almost identical to 1935.36.116.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Tai" (probably part of the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.52.

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

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Hand-colored Buddhist woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.35.

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 1935.37.89 and .91.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; compare with 1935.37.119 and .121.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; compare with 1980.92.12.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.86; compare with 1935.37.122.