17th-18th century
8.9 x 12.8 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)
Engraving printed in black ink with added transparent and opaque watercolor and metallic gold on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
16th centuryNetherlandishWoodblock-printed book; ink and light color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseLithographs printed in black ink on off-white wove paper
20th centuryGermanWoodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
16th centuryGermanWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
20th centuryJapaneseEngraving on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseLeft panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Japanese