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Print of a civil official door god (如意加官), one type of civil door god (wen menshen; 文门神). The man is shown in a long robe, with small black goatee, a long black moustache, and a long, thin, black beard. He holds a military hat with a hanging banner with writing on it, 天官赐福 (Blessings from the Heavenly officials) in his right hand. In his left he holds a ruyi (如意, scepter). He wears a hat that has dark purple on the lower portion, purple-pink on the upper portion, and orange wing-like flaps pointing out to either side. The robe is red, green, purple, turquoise, purple-pink, orange and black. Figure faces right (viewer's left). The background is plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.
Pair of bound foot shoes with slightly raised heels and pointed, upturned toes. Uppers are made with bands of green, blue, yellow and pink material sewn together. Elongated, rectangular tabs of white cotton at the back of the heel. A white cotton loop sewn at either side of the ankle. Lined with white cotton.
Print of a civilian official door god (如意加官), one type of civil door god (wen menshen; 文门神). Shown in a long robe with a small black goatee, a long black moustache and a thin, triangular black beard. He holds a military hat with a hanging banner with writing on it, 一品当朝 (To be the highest court official) in his left hand. In his right hand he holds a ruyi (如意, scepter). He wears a civic official's headdress, that has dark purple on the lower portion, purple-pink on the upper portion, and orange wing-like flaps, one at either side. The robe is red, green, purple, turquoise, purple-pink, orange and black. The figure faces to his left (viewer's right). The background is plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.
Scroll type painting depicting three pairs of men, three of which are on an animal and are offering a bar to a more simply dressed man in a house entrance. From to bottom, the men on the animals are wearing the following coloured clothing: blue; red; and green. From top to bottom, the men are on the following animals: a purple bird that has red, green, and blue feathers; a white horse with an orange mane and tail; and a purple lion or dragon that has four white claws, a blue face, and a green mane and tail. From top to bottom, the other three men are by white and red houses: the first is reaching out with both hands and is wearing green clothing; the second has his arms folded and is wearing dark blue clothing; and the third has his right palm up while his left finger is slightly pointing and is wearing light blue clothing. Background has grey-white clouds with red, brown, and purple-pink accents on a blue sky.
Pair of shoes, each with a sole made from several layers of off-white cotton sewn together and with black velvet uppers that have a black fabric edging. Off-white cotton lining.
A metalwork two-pronged hairpin made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal and stones of burgundy, pink, yellow, and off-white. At the base, there is a butterfly with metallic antennae.
Rolled woodblock print that has also been painted, on paper. The image depicts two figures, Zhang Xian (张仙), the immortal and a child, riding on the back of a pink, green and red qilin (麒麟; a legendary and mythological creature). Zhang Xian has a bow and arrow, pointed up and behind, towards a small black and white heavenly dog (tiangou; 天狗) holding a red ball in front of a white black and blue cloud. With thin wooden bars at top and bottom, the side edges of the paper painted blue. A piece of red twine is attached at the top for hanging.
Rolled painting, that was also partly printed, on paper. The image depicts a scene with ten figures. There is a figure with a black stick in one hand, who is looking up at a male figure in the sky surrounded by a white and orange-pink cloud; a figure carrying two bundles hung from a stick; a human-like figure with a grey animal head; a figure with a black, yellow and red headdress, who is greeting four bald figures with their hands raised; and a bearded figure standing at the entrance of a temple. Wooden scroll bars at ends.
Rolled painting, and print, depicting a fight scene with three men on horses, two men running with them on foot, and an archer ready to shoot on top of a hill. The image of a dog chasing a dragon is floating between the two groups of warriors and is joined to two of the warriors' heads with winding tendrils. On paper, with wooden scroll bars at sides.
A shadow puppet of a male (wujing or military man character) (parts a-b) with a white face that has a fierce expression. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red and black on a natural-coloured background. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate tall red and black headdress (part c) that is perforated in right-angle designs. Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets. (Ribbon on handle has been removed.)