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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.37.100
Title
Paper God: God of Wealth Who Increases Fortune Holding a Ruyi Scepter with Four Attendants
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Shaanxi province, Xi‘an
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206427

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock 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.
Dimensions
paper: 30.3 x 18.2 cm (11 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
mat: 45.72 x 35.56 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carl Schuster, Esq.
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.37.100
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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