Page from the Fifty-Three Compassionate Manifestations of Guanyin

Untitled

Qin Feng, 2008

Silkscreen in 15 colors on white wove paper

21st centuryChinese

Paper God: Stove God and Wife Bless A Happy Family Celebrating the New Year

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "He Jia Huan Le Qing Xin Nian" ("A Happy Family Celebrating the New Year"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Door God: Heavenly Official Presenting Peonies and an Attendant Holding an Incense Burner with "Yi Pin" ("Highest Rank") Inscribed in Incense Fume

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.8.

Fruit (Persimmon and Three Yellow Tangerines) -- Illustration from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)

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

Bamboo and Orchids -- Illustration from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)

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

"Bamboo" Volume of the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)

Book cover and loose calligraphic sheets from a woodblock printed book; ink on paper

Door God: Top-Rank Scholar Holding a "Ruyi" Scepter

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Yong Xing Ju" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi; possible pair with 1935.37.52; compare with .61.

Tang Yin's Manual of Ancient and Modern Paintings (Tang Jieyuan fang gujin huapu)

Tang Yin 唐寅, 1621

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

Chinese

Flowering Branch -- Illustration from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)

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

Orchids -- Illustration from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)

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

New Year Print: Qilin Delivering Sons and Good Wishes

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.14.

Door God: General in Operatic Stage Costume Holding a Battle Axe, with Two Attendants

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Chang" ("Forever Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.126.