New Year Print: The Monkey King (Bi Ma Wen), with a Small Monkey on His Shoulder, Recieving the Seal of an Official (a Red Seal Reading "Feng Hou Gua Yin")

Ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Gui Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"), another inscription reading vertically: "Ying Xi" ("Welcoming Happiness"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.25.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Ling Ying He Shen" ("Efficacious River God"). Probably from Beijing.

Commercially color-printed ink on card stock

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.40.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Ju Zao" ("Shop Made", note: the print shop name should be in its pairing print). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.34.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.38.

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink on paper