PrintsChinese20th century

Paper God: Kitchen God and Wife, Seated, with Two Attendants

early 20th century

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading "Mo You" ("Protecting in Silence"); Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.36.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: 31.6 x 23.5 cm (12 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

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