early 20th century
paper: H. 35.9 x W. 19.9 cm (14 1/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Ju Zao" ("Shop Made", note: the print shop name should be in its pairing print). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.36.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "San Zong Zhi Shen" ("God of Three Clans"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseInk on paper
20th centuryChineseCommercially color-printed ink on card stock
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.9.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading from right to left: "Yi Sheng" (probably the print shop name). Possibly from Xinjiang, Shanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
19th-20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Shui Mu Niangniang" ("Water Goddess"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.9 and 1980.92.1.
20th centuryChinese