Accession Number1983/1.379
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 or folktales.
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Image of an opera singer with mask in the center, and four opera singers around him. Another opera singer riding an animal is below them. Collage of additional opera singers surround the center figures.
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Keywords
collage (technique)
opera singers
posters
red colors