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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Fu Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.89 and .91.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan Tai Yi" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.2.

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: "Ban Zhen Niangniang" ("Goddess of Rashes"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.114.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.26.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Si Ming Zhu" ("Arbiter of Fate").

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 shop inscription reading "Yuan Tai" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Possibly from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.42.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Tian Hou Niangniang" ("Heavenly Empress"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

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