early 20th century
paper: 58.4 x 35.7 cm (23 x 14 1/16 in.)
Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.27.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription on the shrine reading "Ju Bao Tang" ("Hall of Plentiful Treasure"), and printed couplet reading from right to left: "Tu Zhong Sheng Bai Yu; Di Nei Chu Huang Jin" ("Pure Jade Grows out of the Earth; Yellow Gold Comes out of the Ground"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Lingbao Xian" ("County of Lingbao"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChineseCollage 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Guan Ping Zhi Shen" ("God Guan Ping"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Tai" (probably part of the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.52.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.40.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Yang Wang Zhi Shen" ("the Ram King"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription titled "Cang Shen Gong" ("Palace of the Barn God") and couplets from right to left reading "Nian Nian Qu Bu Jin; Yue Yue Yong You Yu" ("Affluent Harvests Year after Year; Abundant Produce Month after Month"). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.51.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Tian Hou Niangniang" ("Heavenly Empress"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.
20th centuryChinese