Door God: Heavenly Official Presenting a Deer

Yuanming Yuan

Mo Ce 莫測, 1982

Woodblock print; ink on paper

A String of Prayer Beads

Chen Haiyan 陳海燕, 1986

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Paper God: Oil God

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "You Xian Zhi Shen" ("Oil God?"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

New Year Print of Animals in Three Pairs: Qilin and Lion, Horse and Deer, and a Pair of Roosters

Woodblock 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.

Door Lintel Ornament: "Hanging Cash" with Cao Guojiu and Li Tieguai, Two of the Eight Immortals

Collage of printed and cut paper elements: red "paper-cut" decoration with applique woodblock printed image; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; identical to 1935.36.126.8.

Paper Gods: Pantheon of Major Gods and Deities

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Zhu Tian Zong Sheng" ("Major Gods and Deities"). Probably from Beijing.

Door God: General in Operatic Stage Costume Holding a Battle Axe, with Two Attendants

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.71; compare with 1935.37.126.

Door God: Heavenly Official Presenting a Pine Branch and an Attendant Holding an Incense Burner with "Lian Feng" ("Assigned As") Inscribed in Incense Fume

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.7.

Pantheon of Gods: "Tian Di Shui Fu San Yuan San Pin San Guan Da Di" ("Three Officials of the Heaven, the Earth, and the Water")

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription on the gate reading: "San Guan Tang" ("Hall of the Three Offcials"), and a couplet reading from right to left: "Chen Hun San Kou Shou; Zao Wan Yi Lu Xiang" ("Three Kowtows Every Dawn and Dusk; One Burner of Incense Every Morning and Evening"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Paper God: Immortal Lady of Peach Blossoms

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Tao Hua Xian Gu" ("Immortal Lady of Peach Blossoms"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Door God: General Zhao Yun Protecting Child Lord Liu Chan, Son of Liu Bei

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.49.

Paper God: Daoist Goddess of Wisdom for Young Children

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Yin Meng Niangniang" ("Goddess of Wisdom for Young Children"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.