Paper God: Earth God in His Shrine, Wu Si Palace, with Two Attendants

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading from right to left: "Yuan Tai" (probably the print shop name). Possibly from Xinjiang, Shanxi.

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 Xi'an, Shaanxi; compare with 1935.37.51.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Shen" ("God of Happiness"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.6; image identical to 1935.37.19.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.37.17.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.12.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.10; image identical to 1935.37.18.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1980.92.16.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Taiyin Xing Jun" ("Daoist God of the Moon"). Probably from Beijing.

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

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Xuantan Zhao Yuanshuai" ("General Zhao Xuantan"). Probably from Beijing.