early 20th century
paper: 53.8 x 30.6 cm (21 3/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; almost identical to 1935.36.116.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Xin Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.14.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Dou Zhen Niangniang" ("Smallpox Goddess"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Du Cheng Huang Zhi Shen" ("Town God of the Capital"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChineseCollage 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Ling Ying He Shen" ("Efficacious River God"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChinese