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Paper Gods: Ox King, Horse King, and the God of Livestock (from Right to Left)

Paper Gods: Ox King, Horse King, and the God of Livestock (from Right to Left)

Chinese

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Niu Wang Zhi Shen, Ma Wang Zhi Shen, Zhu Yang Juan Shen" ("Ox King, Horse King, God of Livestock"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

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