Paper Gods: Bed God and Goddess at an Altar Table Delivering Children and Good Wishes

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Shi Xing Hua Ju" ("Shi Xing Print Shop"). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Jianghe Xiao Sheng" ("Young God of Rivers"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Beijing.

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Fa" ("Flourishing Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.110.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Hua Dian" ("print shop") at bottom right. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probable pair with 1935.37.99.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yi Xin" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.50.

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, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.8.

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: "Huo De Xing Jun" (Name of the Fire God). Probably from Beijing.