Paper God: Heavenly General Xiao

Woodblock 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.

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

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "(vaguely) Hu Fa Wei Tuo Zun Tian" ("Buddhist Guardian Wei Tuo Who Protects the Dharma"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Commercially color-printed ink on card stock

Woodblock print; ink on xuan paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading "Lingbao". Probably from Lingbao, Henan; possible pair with 1935.37.37.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Yan Guang Niangniang" ("Eye Sickness Goddess"). 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 "He He Er Sheng" ("The Two Sages He and He"). Probably from Beijing.

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

Woodblock print: ink and color on paper

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