Paper Gods: Gods of Happiness and Nobility with Two Attendants

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to lef: "Jing Quan Long Wang Shen Wei" ("Divine Dragon King of the Well"). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

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 1935.36.126.3.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.22.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with a printed couplet reading from right to left: "Ren Jian Si Ming Zhu; Tian Shang Ear Mu Shen" ("Arbiter of Fate on Earth; Surveillance [literally, 'ear-and-eye'] Official of Heaven"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.86; compare with 1935.37.122.

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Chi Feng Hu Guo You Min Guang Hui Wang" ("Imperially Conferred Lord Guang Hui"); gold-foil face attached to the image. Possibly from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; almost identical to 1935.36.115.

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. Possibly from Beijing.

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.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.15.