Door God: Heavenly Official Presenting a Deer

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Jianghe Xiao Sheng" ("Young God of Rivers"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1935.37.9 and .11.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Mianzhu, Sichuan; possible pair 1935.37.115.

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 Beijing; almost identical to 1980.92.3.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.34.

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of title "Qin Fang La" ("The Capture of Fang La"), and character names from right to left: "Fang La", "Mu Da Chong: Gu Da Sao" ("Gu the Tigress") and "Mu Ye Cha: Sun Er Niang" ("Sun the Witch"), also the print shop name: "Da Shun Hua Dian" ("Da Shun Print Shop"). Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

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.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "San Qing Tian Bao Tian Zun" ("Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning"). Probably from Beijing.

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Zeng Sheng Wu Gege" ("Five Brothers of Increasing Prosperity"). Probably from Beijing.