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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.36.61
Title
Paper Gods: The Dragon Vehicle and Rulers of Heaven and Earth
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Beijing
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206611

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print; ink, color and silver on paper; with silver foils on some figures' faces; a fraction at bottom is not color printed, possibly it was originally folded in; with printed inscription on the carriage reading: "Yu Huang Shang Di" ("The Jade Emperor"), on the left red banner reading: "Tiandi Sanjie Shifang Zhenzai"("True Rulers of Heaven, Earth, The Three Realms and Ten Directions"), and on the right blue banner reading: "Shang Yuan Ci Fu Tianguan" ("The Daoist Heavenly Official Who Grants Forturne"). Probably from Beijing.
Dimensions
paper: H. 24.5 x W. 40.2 cm (9 5/8 x 15 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Langdon Warner
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.36.61
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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