ZZYMN2 YANGJIABU MUBAN NIANHUA. (Chinese New Year Woodblock Propaganda Prints from Yangjiabu). 楊家埠木版年畫. N.p., n.d. 16 actual b/w woodblock prints. One foldout. 40x28 cm. Paper. GBP 700.00 A compilation of 16 original black-and-white Chinese propaganda woodblock prints, the majority with captions and slogans. The prints come from the famous centre of Chinese woodblock printing, Yangjiabu, located near the town of Weifang in China's Shandong province. A certain naivety and simplicity and not done to the highest of standards, in keeping with regional centres of woodblock printing which often specialized in nianhua (New Year prints). No date but probably early 1980s. Bought in Beijing in 1987. All text in Chinese. Images available on request. Subjects: Woodcuts Item 650 in List 209. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?y/ZZYMN2.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |