Paper God: Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, Daoist Goddess Who Sends Sons

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.24.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.

Aquatint

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Zhou Cang Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Zeng Fu Ji Bao Cai Shen" ("the God of Wealth Who Increases Fortune and Accumulating Treasure"). Probably from Beijing; compare with 1935.36.60.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Guang Sheng Niangniang" ("Godness of Childbearing"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Damo Lao Zu" ("Bodhidharma, the Founder"). Probably from Beijing.

Collage of printed and cut paper elements: red "paper-cut" decoration with applique woodblock printed image; ink and color on paper; from a set of five bound together (1935.126.15-.19). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Guan Ping Zhi Shen" ("God Guan Ping"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Possibly from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.47.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.