Chinese Cultural Revolution Lithograph

An older man in a brown jacket carries a basket and hat, grinning at the cranes.

This cultural revolution lithograph is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is ink on paper. Color lithographs were produced in large numbers in China in this period, and their bold figures and strong color follow the conventions of official propaganda art. Half-length figure with white hair, a woven basket on his arm and a wide straw hat in the other hand. Tall dock cranes and distant ships fill the blue background. Printed caption runs below the picture. It is 10.25 inches wide and 7.5 high.

He has clearly arrived, and the cranes are mildly impressed.