published circa 1950 without any copyright notice at all
This illustration is from "The Joy of Chinese Cooking" written and illustrated by Doreen Yen Hung Feng, which was published circa 1950 without any copyright notice at all. Therefore, I believe this drawing, found at page 182, to be in the public domain.
The caption for the illustration is "God of the Kitchen."
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