Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

Wheat to the shoulder, and a small red book among the tools.

Chinese printers made this poster in ink on paper in China during the Cultural Revolution, in the 20th century. Farm workers in the field, shown cheerful and sturdy, were a common subject in agricultural propaganda. Four figures stand in tall wheat, the front man in a wide straw hat holding a red book while another carries a hoe across his shoulders. The light is warm and golden.

About 21 by 30 inches. Sun-baked and in good humor, with a harvest glow that suits a dining room.