Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

Someone is falling out of a tree, and everyone knows who is to blame.

This Cultural Revolution poster comes from China and is dated to the 20th century, in ink on paper. Hand-drawn satirical posters were commonly made during the period alongside the printed ones. A tall tree with pink-red foliage and trunk fills the left side, while a cartoon figure with an axe tumbles downward at right, with speech marks above. Large characters run down the trunk. Text is untranslated.

About 21 by 16 inches. A rare bit of comedy in a serious genre.