early 20th century
paper: H. 39.7 x W. 23.5 cm (15 5/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Shen" ("God of Happiness"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
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 1980.92.10; image identical to 1935.37.18.
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 and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.6.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Gui Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"), another inscription reading vertically: "Ying Xi" ("Welcoming Happiness"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; identical to 1935.36.58.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Li Shi Ying Xi Xian Guan" ("Daoist Immortal Who Brings Profit and Happiness"). 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 1935.36.126.3.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.9 and 1980.92.1.
20th centuryChinese