Paper God: Stove God and Wife Bless A Happy Family Celebrating the New Year

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Gui Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"), another inscription reading vertically: "Ying Xi" ("Welcoming Happiness"). Probably from Beijing.

Door God: Heavenly Official, with Four Boys, Presenting a Banner Reading "Man Men Fu Gui" ("Wealth and Honor Fill the House")

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.22.

Paper God: Pushing a Cart of Treasures to the Treasure House

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Beijing.

Paper God: God of the Royal Exam (probably)

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "(Deng?) Ke Zhi Shen" ("God of Royal Exam"). Probably from Beijing.

Opera-Scene Print: Battle against Chi Fushou at Fengtaiguan

Unknown Artist, 19th-early 20th Century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

19th-20th centuryChinese

Door God: Heavenly Official, with an Attendant, Presenting "Fu" ("Fortune")

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

Door God: General Yuchi Gong (Hu Jingde) on Horseback

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan Tai Yi" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.2.

Postcard: Manhattan (cemetery)

Cai Guo-Qiang, 1996

Commercially color-printed ink on card stock

Opera-Scene Print: The Bride Lady Sun Seated in a Chamber, part of the Wedding Scene "Dragon-Pheonix Match" from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Da Shun" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.

Paper Gods: Ox King (Right) and Horse King (Left) Seated at an Altar Table

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