Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

Pink rays fan out like a theater curtain about to rise.

This poster was printed in ink on paper in China in the 20th century, during the Cultural Revolution. Sheets of this kind were issued in large numbers and posted wherever people gathered. The portrait wears a red-starred cap and is ringed with fine red and white rays. Below it, a deep red panel carries lines of yellow characters, set loosely in vertical rows, with a flowing signature at the lower right. A broad white margin frames the whole sheet.

About 30 by 20 inches. Graphic punch, and the margins to match.