Paper Horses: Traditional Woodblock Prints of Gods from Northern China

by David Leffman

In 2020 a large album of "paper horses" - prayer prints of Chinese gods - appeared for sale. How had these fragile things, cheaply printed in the 1940s and meant to be ritually burned soon after purchase, survived intact for so long? And how come there were at least three other identical sets in collections around the world?

In answering this mystery, author David Leffman explores the history and techniques behind traditional Chinese...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9887554790
• ISBN13: 9789887554790
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Blacksmith Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 8.7"