Paper God: Kitchen God, the "Arbiter of Fate" ("Si Ming Zhu") and Wife, Seated
PrintsChinese20th century

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

early 20th century

Classification
Prints
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.50.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Century
20th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: 32.2 x 26.4 cm (12 11/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

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