Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

A quiet red banner, with a medallion for company.

Chinese printers made this poster in ink on paper in China in the 20th century, during the Cultural Revolution. Simple banner-style prints with a small portrait and a short passage were easy to produce and were widely posted. A round gold-ringed portrait sits at the left of a long red field, a flag-like pennant trailing across the top. Four lines of yellow characters sit to the right.

About 30 by 42 inches. Understated, in a loud sort of way, and happy to anchor a long wall.