Door God: General Qin Qiong (Qin Shubao)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

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 (1935.36.126.10-.14). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Jiu Tian Xuan Nü" ("Goddess of Nine Heavens"). 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, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; identical to 1935.36.58.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan Tai Yi Ji" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.1.

Woodblock 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 Fengxiang, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.94.

Woodblock print; ink on paper

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yi Xin" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.50.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.38.