Paper God: Oil God

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.118.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of print title (also title of the opera): "Quan Jia Fu" ("Family Portrait"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Dour Jiejie" ("Sister Smallpox") and a couplet reading from right to left: "Qiancheng Gong Doujie; Ernü Bao Ankang" ("Worship Sister Smallpox; Children Will Be Healthy"). Probably from Beijing.

Ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Shen" ("God of Happiness"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Rong" ("Prosperous Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.127.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.24.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with a printed couplet reading from right to left: "You Yan Shen Si Hai; Mi Mian Ji Ru Shan" ("Oil and Salt Can Fill the Sea; Rice and Flour Pile up Like Mountains"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Collage 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 1935.36.126.4.

Printed triptych mounted as a set of three hanging scrolls; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.6; image identical to 1935.37.19.