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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription on the gate reading: "San Guan Tang" ("Hall of the Three Offcials"), and a couplet reading from right to left: "Chen Hun San Kou Shou; Zao Wan Yi Lu Xiang" ("Three Kowtows Every Dawn and Dusk; One Burner of Incense Every Morning and Evening"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Nan Wu Da Ci Pusa" ("Bodhisattva of Great Compassion"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Ben Ming Xing Jun" ("God of Longevity"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yong Xing Ju" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; possible pair with 1935.37.55.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.116.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading "Lingbao". Probably from Lingbao, Henan; possible pair with 1935.37.76.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; compare with 1935.37.5.

Ink and color on paper