Illustrated History of Chinese Woodcuts (2 of 4)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of character names from right to left: "Da Dao Guan Sheng" ("Guan Sheng the Big Halberd"), "Jin Qiang Shou Xu Ning" ("Xu Ning the Metal Lancer") and "Shuang Bian" ("Two Rods": nickname of Huyan Zhuo). Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Accordion-fold woodblock-printed book; ink on paper; with a printed postface dated to 1497. Circa 1506 reprint of the Jifu edition, which was first published in 1497.

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

Album of woodblock prints: ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.19.

Thread-bound woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yuan Tai Yi Ji" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.1.

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; compare with 1935.37.119 and .121.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Wu Dao Zhi Shen" (Gods of Five Routes). Probably from Beijing.

Album of woodblock prints: ink on paper