Standing Buddha Flanked by Two Attendants (A Forgery Purporting to Date to the Sui Dynasty)

River Valley

Mo Ce 莫測, 1992

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Paper Gods: "Tiandi Sanjie Shibafo Zhushen" ("Gods of Heaven, Earth and the Three Realms, and the Eighteen Buddhas")

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

Door God: General Yuchi Gong (Hu Jingde)

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.9.

Door God: Heavenly Official Presenting the Crown of Office

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan" (probably part of the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.53.

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Door God: General Zhao Yun Protecting Child Lord Liu Chan, Son of Liu Bei

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.

Door God: Heavenly Official Presenting a Banner Reading "Tian Guan Ci Fu" ("Heavenly Official Bestows Fortune") and Two Boys Playing with a Gold Toad

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

Paper God: Seated Red-Faced Guan Di (or Guan Yu) Holding a Battle Axe

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

Door God: Official Holding the Scepter of Office

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Rong" ("Prosperous Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.127.

Paper God: Daoist God of the Sun

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

Paper God: Kitchen God and Wife at an Altar Table beneath the South Heavenly Gate

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of titles reading "Dong Chu Si Ming" ("Arbiter of Fate in the Kitchen"), and "Nan Tian Men" ("South Heavenly Gate"). Probably from Beijing.

Door God: General Qin Qiong (Qin Shubao) in Operatic Stage Costume on Horseback

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 1935.37.91 and .102.