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Door God PrintEdz987 a-b

Pair of rectangular papers, each printed in black outline with a civil door god (wen menshen; 文門神) in red, yellow and green. Background and faces are orange. White paper left uncoloured in some areas. Figure on part (a) is a male door god, 'Number One Scholar' (状元及第; the title given to a scholar who achieves first place in the imperial exam). He has his right hand raised and holds a jade belt with his left hand. The figure in part b is female, known as goddess/immortal bringing sons (天仙送子); she holds a fly whisk in her left hand, her right holds a baby. The name of the printing shop 保記 (bou2 gei3/ Bǎo jì) appears on the hanging ornament on the scholar, and on the headdress of the goddess. Both are 45 cm high, and would normally be shown facing each other.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Military Door Gods with GuandaoEdz986 a-b

Pair of rectangular paper prints, each printed in black outline, with an armed military door god (wu menshen; 武門神), a general with a guandao pole weapon (立刀將軍) coloured in red, green and yellow; faces are red-orange. Figures are 58 cm high. Paper left white in some spots. The name of the print shop, 志昌 (zi3 coeng1/ Zhì chāng) appears on the figure's hanging ornament. The figures would normally be hung facing each other.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Military Door Gods with GuandaoEdz985

Rectangular paper with two armed military door gods (wu menshen; 武門神), generals with a guandao pole weapon (立刀將軍) printed in black outline, in red, green and yellow. Faces are orange, background is also orange. White paper left uncoloured in some areas. Figures are 23.5 cm high. The Chinese character福 (fu, fortune) appears on the two fluttering flags behind their shoulders.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalligraphyEdz984

Rectangular paper, right side is orange with scattered flecks of gold foil. On paper are four characters in black ink, written horizontally. Writing in pencil on reverse side, "purple ? comes from the east ie good fortune", also four Chinese characters written above.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalligraphyEdz983

Rectangular paper, right side is orange with scattered flecks of gold foil. On paper are four characters in black ink, written horizontally. Writing in pencil on reverse is difficult to decipher.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalligraphyEdz982

Small rectangular paper, orange on right side with gold foil flecks scattered over surface. Two Chinese characters are written horizontally in black ink. On reverse, "virtue" is written in pencil.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Military Door Gods with GuandaoEdz981 a-b

Pair of rectangular papers, each printed with an armed military door gods (wu menshen; 武門神), a general with a guandao pole weapon (立刀將軍) in green, red and yellow. Faces are orange, background is also orange. White paper left plain in some areas. Figures are 50 cm high. Figure on part a has a red skirt, figure on part b has a green skirt. The Chinese character福 (fu, fortune) appears on the two fluttering flags behind their shoulders, and the name of the printing shop, 福榮棧 (fuk1 wing4 zaan2/ Fú róng zhàn) on the hanging ornament. (The pair of prints should be hung with the figures facing each other.)

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalligraphyEdz980 a-b

Pair of elongated rectangular papers, right side is orange with irregular gold flecks. Strip 3 cm. wide is left white on one end. Each has 7 black Chinese characters written vertically, each approximately 10 cm. long, written with brush in black ink. Reverse writting in pencil may indicate meaning of characters, part (a), "family filial piety"; part (b), 'heaven and earth creat??e most precious book of poems".

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalligraphyEdz979

Rectangular paper, orange on right side except for strip 3 cm. wide left white at top, orange area covered in gold foil flecks. Paper has three vertical lines of calligraphy in black ink, the centre line has six large Chinese characters, and the two side lines have five smaller characters each. Reverse has writing in pencil, "tablet of the ? god who establishes fortune. True (?) is virtue which can leat to greater (?) selflessness leads to heaven".

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz978 a-f

Six rectangular sheets of red coloured paper, to which pieces of gold foil in irregular shapes, are affixed. Both short ends cut in zigzag pattern; paper punched in several places with irregular pattern of lines and dots.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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