early 20th century
paper: 36 x 20 cm (14 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Collage of printed and cut paper elements: red "paper-cut" decoration with applique woodblock printed image; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; identical to 1935.36.126.4.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Si Ming Zhu" ("Arbiter of Fate").
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.31.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.8.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
19th-20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.35.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription "Li" (probably part of the print shop name). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xinjiang, Shanxi; possible pair with 1935.36.49.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Wang Ji" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChinese