Accession Number1983/1.377
TitleChinese New Year's Poster
Artist(s)Artist UnknownObject Creation Datecirca 1940Medium & Supportcolor woodblock print on paperDimensions ( )
Credit LineTransfer from the Asian Art Archives, Department of History of ArtSubject matter<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->
Collage of Chinese opera singers. They have their faces painted in colorful masks, which represent different characters from history and folktales.
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Image of opera singers with masks. There is a vertical row of three opera singers in the center, and three smaller opera singers with masks lined up horizontally below. Collage of additional opera singers surround the center figures.
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Keywords
collage (technique)
opera singers
posters
red colors