Paper Gods: The Two Sages "He" and "He" ("Harmony" and "Union")

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 1935.36.126.7.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.6.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; compare with 1980.92.13.

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.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Handscroll; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Zhou Cang Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Wu Si Gong" ("Wu Si Palace"). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription "Li" (probably part of the print shop name). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.23.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription: "Xin Chun" ("New Spring"), and a printed shop inscription: "Yi Cheng Ju" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.