The images in this collection were assembled by Anne S. Goodrich in 1931, when as a Christian missionary in Peking she became interested in local folk religious practices.Paper God prints are said to bestow luck on the household or ward off evil spirits and are either displayed prominently throughout the year and then burned and replaced, or are burned as part of ceremonial practices on auspicious dates.
The longer lasting prints are conspicuously displayed on the front, back and bedroom doors, in the household shrine and in the kitchen, often in association with a calendar.
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