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Military Door Gods with GuandaoEdz993 a-b

Pair of rectangular papers, 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) in green, red, and purple. Faces and background are orange. White paper left plain in some areas. Figures are 64.5 cm high. Figure on part a is wearing a green skirt; figure on part b is wearing a red skirt. 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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Door God PrintEdz992 a-b

Pair of rectangular papers, each printed in black outline with a civil door god (wen menshen; 文門神) figure in red, yellow and green. White paper left uncoloured in some places; background and faces are orange. Door god on part (a) is female, known as a goddess/immortal bringing sons (天仙送子). She holds a fly whisk in her left hand and a baby in her right. The door god in part (b) is male, Number One Scholar (状元及第; the title given to a scholar who achieves first place in the imperial exam). His right hand is raised. The name of the printing shop 新元發 (san1 jyun4 faat3/Xīn yuán fā) appears on the hanging ornament on the scholar. Both figures are 46cm high.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Military Door Gods with GuandaoEdz991

Rectangular paper, printed in black outline, with two armed military door gods (wu menshen; 武門神), generals with a guandao pole weapon (立刀將軍) in red, green and yellow with silver touches added. White paper left uncoloured in places. Faces are red and background is orange. Figures are 23 cm high, printed facing away from each other (normally hung facing each other). The Chinese character福 (fu, fortune) appears on the two fluttering flags behind their shoulders. The name of the printing shop, 志昌 (Zhichang) appears on the clothing on the figure on the right, and 香港 Hong Kong on the figure on the left.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door God PrintEdz990 a-b

Pair of rectangular papers, each printed in black outline with a civil door god (wen menshen; 文門神) figure in red, yellow and green. White paper left uncoloured in some places; background and faces are orange. Door god on part (a) is female, known as a goddess/immortal bringing sons (天仙送子). She holds a fly whisk in her left hand, and a baby in her right. The god in part (b) is male, Number One Scholar (状元及第; the title given to a scholar achieved the first place in the imperial exam). His right hand is raised. The name of the printing shop 新元發 (san1 jyun4 faat3/Xīn yuán fā) appears on the hanging ornament on the scholar. The figures are 46 cm high.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Military Door Gods with GuandaoEdz989 a-b

Pair of rectangular papers, each printed in black outline, with an armed door god (wu menshen; 武門神), a general with a guandao pole weapon (立刀將軍) in red, yellow, and blue-green. Faces are red, background is orange. White paper left in some areas. Overlap of blue-green and orange produces olive in some places. Figures are 49 cm. high. Figure in part (a) is wearing a green skirt, figure in part (b) is wearing a red skirt. The Chinese character福 (fu, fortune) appears on the two fluttering flags behind their shoulders, and the name of the printing shop, 義德棧 (ji6 dak1 zaan2/ Yì dé zhàn) appears on their hanging ornament.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Military Door Gods with GuandaoEdz988 a-b

Pair of rectangular papers, each printed in black outline, with an armed door god (wu menshen; 武門神), a general with a guandao pole weapon (立刀將軍) in red, yellow, and blue-green. Faces are red, background is orange. White paper left in some areas. Overlap of blue-green and orange produces olive in some places. Figures are 49 cm high. Figure on part a is wearing a green skirt, figure on part b is wearing a red skirt. The Chinese character福 (fu, fortune) appears on the two fluttering flags behind their shoulders, and The name of the printing shop, 志昌 (zi3 coeng1/ Zhì chāng) appears on their hanging ornament.

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