Door God: Immortal Liu Hai, Folk Deity of Wealth, Enticing the Three-Legged Toad with Gold Coins

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription for the qilin and lion reading: "Bi E Qilin, Zhen Zhai Shizi" ("Qilin Wards Off Evil Spirits; Lion Guards the House"), printed inscription on horseback: "Fu" ("Good Fortune") and on deer's back "Lu" (Emoluments), and printed inscription "Sheng Ji" ("Roosters"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Taiyang Xing Jun" ("Daoist God of the Sun"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Huo De Xing Jun" (Name of the Fire God). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.14.

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.68.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Mei(?) Ku Zhi Shen" (Coal Mine God). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.115.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription in red: "Dong Da Xing Rong" (the print shop name), and printed inscription of the print title "He Yuan Xiao" ("Celebrating the Lantern Festival") and inscription on banners: "Tian Xia Tai Ping" ("[May] Peace Under Heaven") and "Yuan Xiao" ("Lantern Festival"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper

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