early 20th century
paper: H. 35.2 x W. 25.9 cm (13 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Woodblock print; ink, color and silver on paper; with silver foils on some figures' faces; a fraction at bottom is not color printed, possibly it was originally folded in; with printed inscription on the carriage reading: "Yu Huang Shang Di" ("The Jade Emperor"), on the left red banner reading: "Tiandi Sanjie Shifang Zhenzai"("True Rulers of Heaven, Earth, The Three Realms and Ten Directions"), and on the right blue banner reading: "Shang Yuan Ci Fu Tianguan" ("The Daoist Heavenly Official Who Grants Forturne"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; almost identical to 1935.36.115.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.29.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading: "Zhong Gong Tu Di" ("Palace of the Earth God"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.87; compare with 1935.37.120.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Ling Ying He Shen" ("Efficacious River God"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseCollage 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 1935.36.126.6.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.34.
20th centuryChineseInk on paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; compare with 1935.37.5.
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 centuryChinese