Paper God: Guan Ping in Armor Holding a Seal Case

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Fu Xing" (probably the print shop name) at bottom left. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probable pair with 1935.37.98.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.5.

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Fa" ("Flourishing Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.69.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.27.

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

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

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

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "San Qing Tian Bao Tian Zun" ("Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Fu Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.89 and .91.

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 and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.15.