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Paper God: Sister Smallpox at an Altar Table with Four Attendants

Paper God: Sister Smallpox at an Altar Table with Four Attendants

Chinese

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed title inscription reading from right to left: "Dour Jiejie" ("Sister Smallpox") and a couplet reading from right to left: "Qiancheng Gong Doujie; Ernü Bao Ankang" ("Worship Sister Smallpox; Children Will Be Healthy"). Probably from Beijing.

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

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