Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

Newspaper in hand, scarf over one shoulder, red on cream.

This Cultural Revolution poster was printed in China in the 20th century in ink on paper. Single-colour portrait posters were commonly produced as simple wall displays. A standing figure in a long gown and scarf holds a folded newspaper in one hand and rests the other on his hip, all in a single red ink on a creamy ground. A column of vertical characters and two small seals sit at upper right, which we do not translate.

About 43 by 29 inches. Elegant for a poster of this kind.