16th-17th century
41 prints in 3 folders
plate: 18.5 x 9.1 cm (7 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Edith I. Welch, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016
Woodblock print; ink, color and silver on paper; with silver foils on some figures' faces; a fraction at bottom is not color printed, possibly it was originally folded in; with printed inscription on the carriage reading: "Yu Huang Shang Di" ("The Jade Emperor"), on the left red banner reading: "Tiandi Sanjie Shifang Zhenzai"("True Rulers of Heaven, Earth, The Three Realms and Ten Directions"), and on the right blue banner reading: "Shang Yuan Ci Fu Tianguan" ("The Daoist Heavenly Official Who Grants Forturne"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseInk on paper
JapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper
19th centuryJapanese