print email comment close Chinese Paper Gods URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/eastasian/paper_gods/ Description: The images in this collection were assembled in 1931 by a Christian missionary in Beijing (Peking). "The images are divided initially by usage: Those which were purchased to be burned immediately ... and those which were purchased to be displayed for a year" in areas such as the front door and kitchen. Also includes essays on New Year's prints, reading the images, and conservation. From the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. Publisher: Columbia University Libraries Extra Keywords Buddhas bodhisattvas LII Database Information: Record 24457 created by Maria Brandt on 09/06/2007 Last modification on 01/22/2008 Published: 01/24/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24457