17th-18th century
plate: 24.4 x 37 cm (9 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
Ukiyo-e woodblock print; Ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock 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 centuryChineseWoodcut printed in black ink on off-white Japanese paper
20th centuryGermanEtching, engraving, and drypoint with plate tone on vellum (the reverse of a mariner's chart)
17th centuryDutchUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
19th centuryJapanese