Paper God: Kitchen God, the "Arbiter of Fate" ("Si Ming Zhu") and Wife, Seated

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 1935.36.126.1.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Wu Dao Zhi Shen" (Gods of Five Routes). Probably from Beijing.

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 1935.36.126.2.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.113.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Song Sheng Niangniang" ("Goddess of Childbirth"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Shui Mu Niangniang" ("Milk Mother"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probably related to 1935.37.45.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Fu Xing" (probably the print shop name) at bottom left. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probable pair with 1935.37.98.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.35.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Xin Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.50.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "San Zong Zhi Shen" ("God of Three Clans"). Probably from Beijing.