Paper God: Immortal Lady of Peach Blossoms

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Possibly from Beijing.

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.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.11.

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; almost identical to 1935.36.115.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.21.

Woodblock print; ink on paper

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

Commercially color-printed ink on card stock

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.50.

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.23.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to lef: "Jing Quan Long Wang Shen Wei" ("Divine Dragon King of the Well"). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.