Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

Gold-bordered, creased, and still holding its ground.

Printed in ink on paper in China in the 20th century, this landscape-format poster dates from the Cultural Revolution. Quotation posters, with a short passage set beside a portrait, were widely displayed in workplaces and meeting halls. Here a round portrait in a gold ring sits at the left of a red field, with lines of golden characters beside it. At the lower right, crouching figures in sepia tones suggest soldiers in action.

About 21 by 30 inches. Wears its age the way old flags do.