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Door God Print1090/1

Depicted is a military door god (wu menshen; 武门神) named Yuchi Gong (尉迟恭). He has an orange and red face, a black mouth, a small black goatee, a wide, horizontal, black moustache, and a thick, black beard; he is wearing a multi-coloured robe with pink-orange shoes. Pink-orange hands are holding a sword each with his left hand holding the sword upward while his right hand is holding the sword outward horizontally. Six blue-feathered arrows that have purple shafts are at his right side. Figure is standing at a slight angle facing to the right side. Background is simply the plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Three Star Gods in the House1090/2

Print depicting three gods known as the Sanxing or Three Star Gods (三星), Fu, Lu and Shou (Happiness, Fortune, and Longevity), with three children. Child at the front is holding a green pomegranate and is wearing clothing that has a green flower with blue leaves pattern on a red background while the other child is being held by the male figure standing to the left side. Faces are pink and white. The god Lu at the back and the god Fu at the left side both have red mouths with a long black moustache, a small black goatee, and a black beard in strands. The god Lu at the back is wearing clothing that has a green and blue cloud pattern on a red background. Behind him, there are various connected red, blue, and green ornaments with a writing, 三星在户. The god Fu at the left side is wearing clothing that has a red flower with green leaves pattern on a dark blue background. The god Shou at the front right side has a large forehead, a bald head, a red mouth, a long white moustache, a small white goatee, and a bushy white beard. He is holding a staff and is wearing yellow clothing that has a red, green, and blue trim. The child behind has her hair adorned with ornaments and is wearing light blue clothing. Background is simply the plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Three Star Gods in the House1090/3

Print depicting three gods known as the Sanxing or Three Star Gods (三星), Fu, Lu and Shou (Happiness, Fortune, and Longevity) with two children and a peacock feather fan behind. The god Lu at the back has a white and pink face that has a red mouth, a small black goatee, a long black moustache, and a black beard in strands. He is holding a curved yellow object and is wearing clothing that has a green cloud pattern on an orange background. The god Fu to the left side has a white and pink face that has a red mouth, a small black goatee, a long black moustache, and a black beard in strands. He is holding a yellow staff and is wearing clothing that has an orange flower with dark blue stems pattern on a green background. The god Shou at the front right side has a large forehead, a black head, a pink face, a long white moustache, a small white goatee, and a white bushy beard. He is holding an orange staff and is wearing yellow clothing. The child at the back right side has a white and pink face. He has his hair done up with dark blue and orange ornaments, and is wearing dark blue clothing. The child at the front middle has a white and pink face. He is holding a yellow scroll that has two black Chinese characters 奉旨 (by the imperial edict) and is wearing clothing that has a green flower with blue leaves pattern on a red background. Background is simply the plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Myriad Spirits of the Three Realms and Ten Directions in Heaven and on Earth1090/4

Print depicting nine male figures behind an orange tablet on a red lotus pedestal with a yaksha at either side. The top central figure, the Jade Emperor has a white and pink face that has a red mouth, a small black goatee, a long black moustache, and a black beard in strands with a red circle behind his head; behind him are two dragons. At either side, there is a young white and pink faced male attendant, holding a fan, wearing blue clothing to his right and green clothing to his left. In front of the attendants on the left is the Star Lord of Little Dipper with a long moustache, wearing a lotus-shaped headdress; on the right is the Star Lord of Big Dipper, who has three eyes and a red moustache. Below them are the Four Duty Guardians: the Guardian of Hour (shizh; 時值), the Guardian of Day (rishi; 日值), the Guardian of Month (yuezhi; 月值), and the Guardian of Year (nianzhi; 年值). Below them stands a half-naked yaksha on each side. The yaksha at the left side has yellow skin while the yaksha at the right side has green skin. In the middle of the picture is a lotus-based tablet with ten golden characters, 天地三界十方萬靈眞宰, “Myriad spirits of the three realms and ten directions in Heaven and on Earth,” referring to the gods in this print. Sculpted railings and stone stairs, symbolizing the Palace of Heaven appear at the bottom of the print. Background is simply the plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door God Print1090/5

Print depicting a male figure, a civilian official door god (加官进宝), one type of civil door gods (wen menshen; 文门神) with a child behind him. Both figures are facing to the viewer's right. He has a white and pink face has a red mouth, a small black goatee, a long black moustache, and a black beard in strands. The male is holding a pot with a small tree with strings of coins. Behind his head is a banner fan with the auspicious writing, 千年富貴, radiating peacock feathers. He is wearing clothing that has red and green shapes on a dark blue background. The child has a white, pink, and light blue face and is wearing orange and yellow clothing. The decorative dark green background has various patterns of white, yellow and blue flowers and fruits. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door God Print1090/13

Print depicting a male figure, the God of Wealth (Caishen; 財神) with four children. All figures have white and pink faces and are wearing red, blue, and green clothing. The god has a red mouth, a small black goatee, a long black moustache, and a black beard in strands. He is wearing a black hat and is facing to the right side. He is holding a scroll with four colourful written characters 富貴栄花 (wealth and prosperity).From left to right, the children are holding the following: a blue pot that has a red branch on a yellow platter; a red flower with green leaves; a red object surrounded by green leaves on a blue platter; and a red branch with red berries and green leaves and a blue pot that has a red branch. Background is green with white floating clouds. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door God Print1090/12

Depicted is a military door god (wu menshen; 武门神) named Qin Qiong (秦琼). He has a white and pink face, red mouth, a small black goatee, long black moustache, and a black beard in strands. White and pink hands are holding a sword each with his right hand holding the sword upward while his left hand is holding the sword outward horizontally. Wearing clothing that is yellow, blue, green, and red with orange shoes. Six blue-feathered arrows that have purple shafts are behind him. Figure is standing at a slight angle facing to the left side. Background is simply the plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Three Star Gods in the House1090/11

Print depicting three gods known as the Sanxing or Three Star Gods (三星), Fu, Lu and Shou (Happiness, Fortune, and Longevity) with two children. The front child is holding a scroll that has three gold-coloured Chinese characters 福禄寿 (Fu Lu Shou). The faces are pink and white. The god Lu at the back and god Fu at the right side both have red mouths with a long black moustache, a small black goatee, and a black beard in strands. The god Lu at the back is wearing clothing that has a green and blue shaped pattern on an orange background. Behind him, there is an oblong fan made of peacock feathers. The god Fu at the right side is holding a green rimmed yellow fan with his right hand and is wearing clothing that has a red flower with green leaves pattern on a dark blue background. The god Shou at the front left side has a large forehead, a bald head, a red mouth, a long white moustache, a small white goatee, and a bushy white beard. He is holding a staff and is wearing yellow clothing that has a red and blue trim. The child is wearing clothing that has blue and white flower with green leaves pattern on a red background. Background is plain paper. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door God Print1090/8

Depicted is a military door god (wu menshen; 武门神) named Yuchi Gong (尉迟恭). His orange and red face has a black mouth, a small black goatee, a wide, horizontal, black moustache, and a thick, black beard; shown wearing a multi-coloured robe with orange shoes. In both hands he holds a long stick that has a yellow pentagonal shape on top with blue, green, and purple beads below. Eight blue-feathered arrows that have purple shafts are at his right side. Figure is standing at a slight angle facing to viewer's right. The background is green with white floating clouds. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door God Print1090/10

Depicted is a military door god (wu menschen; 武门) named Qin Qiong (秦琼). He has a white and pink face and red mouth, a small black goatee, a long black moustache, and a black beard in strands; wearing a multi-coloured robe with orange shoes. In both hands he holds a long stick that has a yellow pentagonal shape on top with blue, green, and purple beads below. Seven blue-feathered arrows that have purple shafts are behind him. The figure is standing at a slight angle facing to viewer's left. The background is green with white floating clouds. The print is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Yangliuqing, Tianjin, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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