Paper Gods: Pantheon of Major Gods and Deities

Dawn Sailings

Mo Ce 莫測, 1981

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Door God: General Yuchi Gong (Hu Jingde) in Operatic Stage Costume

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Wang Ji" (probably the print shop name). Probably from Fengxiang, Shaanxi.

Paper God: God of Three Clans

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left "San Zong Zhi Shen" ("God of Three Clans"). Probably from Beijing.

Door God: Immortal Liu Hai, Folk Deity of Wealth, Enticing the Three-Legged Toad with Gold Coins

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

Door God: Top-Rank Scholar Holding a "Ruyi" Scepter

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.

Door God: Heavenly Official Presenting Peonies and an Attendant Holding an Incense Burner with "Yi Pin" ("Highest Rank") Inscribed in Incense Fume

Woodblock print; ink, color and gold on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.8.

Paper Gods: Gods of Happiness and Nobility with Two Attendants

Woodblock 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.

Pantheon of Gods: "Tian Di San Jie Shi Fang Zhen Zai" ("True Rulers of Heaven, Earth, The Three Realms and Ten Directions"), with the Jade Emperor Seated in the Middle

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Paper God: Sister Smallpox at an Altar Table with Four Attendants

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Dour Jiejie" ("Sister Smallpox") and a couplet reading from right to left: "Qiancheng Gong Doujie; Ernü Bao Ankang" ("Worship Sister Smallpox; Children Will Be Healthy"). Probably from Beijing.