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Paper God: Kitchen God and Wife at an Altar Table beneath the South Heavenly Gate

Paper God: Kitchen God and Wife at an Altar Table beneath the South Heavenly Gate

Chinese

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of titles reading "Dong Chu Si Ming" ("Arbiter of Fate in the Kitchen"), and "Nan Tian Men" ("South Heavenly Gate"). Probably from Beijing.

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

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