Paper Horses : Traditional Woodblock Prints of Gods from Northern China, Hard...-image

Paper Horses : Traditional Woodblock Prints of Gods from Northern China, Hard...

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Item Width: 8.7 in Language: English Item Height: 1 in Publisher: Blacksmith Books Illustrator: Yes Number of Pages: 192 Pages Publication Year: 2022 ISBN: 9789887554790 Author: David Leffman Topic: Buddhism / History, Taoism (See Also Philosophy / Taoist), Asian / General, Subjects & Themes / Religious, Confucianism Item Length: 8.3 in Genre: Art, Religion Book Title: Paper Horses : Traditional Woodblock Prints of Gods from Northern China gtin13: 9789887554790 Format: Hardcover Item Weight: 31.9 Oz

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Paper Horses : Traditional Woodblock Prints of Gods from Northern China, Hardcover by Leffman, David, ISBN 9887554790, ISBN-13 9789887554790, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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 for so long? In answering this mystery, David Leffman explores the techniques behind Chinese woodblock printing, which dates back to at least the Tang dynasty. All 93 “paper horses” are reproduced alongside biographies of the gods, providing an illustrated introduction to the fascinating world of Chinese folk religion.

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