15th-16th century
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with a printed couplet reading from right to left: "Ren Jian Si Ming Zhu; Tian Shang Ear Mu Shen" ("Arbiter of Fate on Earth; Surveillance [literally, 'ear-and-eye'] Official of Heaven"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChinese