early 20th century
paper: 48.9 x 24.8 cm (19 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
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 1935.37.83.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading: ""Si Ming Zhu" ("Arbiter of Fate")". Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probably related to 1935.37.44.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Xi Gui Zhi Shen" ("Gods of Happiness and Nobility"), another inscription reading vertically: "Ying Xi" ("Welcoming Happiness"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription in red: "Dong Da Xing Rong" (the print shop name), and printed inscription of the print title "He Yuan Xiao" ("Celebrating the Lantern Festival") and inscription on banners: "Tian Xia Tai Ping" ("[May] Peace Under Heaven") and "Yuan Xiao" ("Lantern Festival"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.37.17.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Fa" ("Flourishing Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.85.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
19th-20th centuryChineseWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Zeng Fu Cai Shen" ("God of Wealth Who Increases Fortune"). Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.15.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1935.37.23; image identical to 1980.92.9.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Ling Ying He Shen" ("Efficacious River God"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChinese