Paper God: Kitchen God and Wife at an Altar Table beneath the South Heavenly Gate

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.26.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Rong" ("Prosperous Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.124.

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.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Possibly from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.46.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probably related to 1935.37.45.

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 1935.37.55.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Puxian Pusa" ("Samantabhadra Bodhisattva"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.18.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1980.92.3.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Ban Zhen Niangniang" ("Goddess of Rashes"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

Collage of printed and cut paper elements: red "paper-cut" decoration with applique woodblock printed image; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; compare with 1935.36.126.10.