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Illustrations from the Chinese & Daoist Magic collection.
Full-length color illustration of the Chinese deity Tianguan (T'ien-koan), the Celestial Official who bestows happiness, holding a scroll with the inscription 'Tianguan Cifu' (The Celestial Official grants blessings).
Theater of Mathematical and Mechanical Instruments
Nüwa (Niu-wo) repairing the breach in the sky.
Recherches sur les superstitions en Chine, Vol. 12
A vibrant color illustration of the two military Door Gods (Men Shen), Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, accompanied by two smaller attendants holding scrolls.
Five personified spirits representing the five planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, depicted in traditional Chinese attire with symbolic attributes.
Full-length color portrait of Lou-pan (Lu Ban), the patron deity of carpenters and builders, depicted in traditional Chinese official robes and a ceremonial headdress.
Full-length portrait of the Chinese general Yue Fei (Yo-fei) in traditional military attire, holding a spear and a sword.
A vibrant color woodblock print of the Kitchen God (Zao Jun), also known as Dingfu Zhenjun, surrounded by five children and auspicious symbols.
Four Chinese celestial figures associated with constellations, depicted in traditional robes and armor with animal attributes.
Portrait of Tsong-koan and his son in traditional Chinese ceremonial attire.
Four Chinese figures, likely stellar deities, with associated constellations and calligraphy.
A colored illustration of T'ai-pé-kin-sing (Venus), depicted as an elderly man with a long white beard, wearing an orange robe and holding a fly-whisk, standing on clouds.
Full-page color illustration of two Chinese figures, identified as Liang-choa-che (the skimming commissioner), standing beneath a pine tree.
Color illustration of Si-che, patroness of cosmetic and perfume merchants, in traditional Chinese dress.
Four Chinese Taoist figures, each accompanied by a constellation diagram and their name in Chinese characters. The figures are dressed in traditional robes of pink, blue, orange, and green, with one figure seated in a boat.
Portrait of Siao-ho (Xiao He), a prominent Chinese statesman and first Chancellor of the Han dynasty.
Frontispiece depicting various Chinese spirits, both benevolent and malevolent.
The Religious System of China, Vol. 4: The Soul in Philosophy and Folk-Conception
A Taoist talismanic print (fu) on yellow paper depicting Zhao Gongming (Zhao Xuan-tan), the God of Wealth, surrounded by his attendants and symbols of prosperity.
Four figures in traditional Chinese robes, each associated with a specific constellation diagram and Chinese calligraphy.
Full-page color illustration depicting two figures, Siao-kong and Siao-kung, standing by a river with a boat in the foreground.
A color illustration of a temple interior featuring three water goddesses, including T'ien-fei (Mazu), seated on an altar.
Full-length color portrait of Huang Daopo (Hoang-tao-p'ouo), the legendary innovator of the Chinese textile industry.
Full-page color illustration of two civil door gods (Men Shen) depicted as scholarly officials.
Full-length color illustration of King Zhou of Shang (Tcheou), depicted as a deity with a fierce expression, a black beard, and traditional imperial robes.
Traditional Chinese woodcut map showing mountains, rivers, and coastline with place names in cartouches.
Treatise on Armament Technology
Woodcut map of China and surrounding regions with mountains, rivers, and administrative labels.
Historical Chinese map with a grid system and river networks.
Traditional Chinese woodcut map showing mountain ranges, rivers, and labeled locations.
A circular cosmological diagram with radiating text and a central constellation.
武備志(七十八)
Architectural floor plan of the T'ai-chan-miao pagoda in Jou-kao, dedicated to the goddess Pi-hia-yuen-kiun.
A complex diagram from a Chinese military treatise featuring intersecting lines and calligraphic labels.
