Illustrated History of Chinese Woodcuts (2 of 4)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.35.

One page from a woodblock printed book mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "You Xian Zhi Shen" ("Oil God?"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

One page from a woodblock printed book mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.28.

One page from a woodblock printed book mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading: "Man Men Zeng Fu" ("Increase Blessings for the Entire Household"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Album of woodblock prints: ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.24.

Thread-bound, woodblock printed book in seven volumes; ink on paper, printed by Su-ming (with printer's mark reading "Su-ming k'an")