Paper God: Oil God

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Xin Xing" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Lingbao Xian" ("County of Lingbao"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.68.

Woodblock print in three layers, folded and packed together; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing.

Ink on paper

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.

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

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.120; compare with 1935.37.87.

Ink on paper

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading "Lingbao". Probably from Lingbao, Henan; possible pair with 1935.37.76.