early 20th century
paper: H. 50.5 x W. 30.3 cm (19 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.) mat: 54.6 x 40.6 cm (21 1/2 x 16 in.)
Color lithograph; ink and colors on paper; with artist's penciled romanized inscription and signature (along the bottom edge of the print) reading "EA / 'Gu' / Valley / Chen Chi-Kwan 1996" with publisher's embossed circular stamp reading (to the left of the artist's inscription) reading "Ateliers d'Art Desjobert Paris"
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.21.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.10.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Chen Zhen" ("Chen Village", probably the place where the print shop is located). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print in three layers, folded and packed together; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "He He Er Sheng" ("The Two Sages He and He"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Wu Si Gong" ("Wu Si Palace"). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Jianghe Xiao Sheng" ("Young God of Rivers"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.12.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.116.
20th centuryChinese