Accession Number1983/1.381
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 matterCollage of Chinese opera singers. They have their faces painted in colorful masks, which represent different characters from history or folktales.
Physical DescriptionImage of an opera singer with mask in the center, and three smaller opera singers with masks below. Collage of additional opera singers surround the center figures.
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Keywords
collage (technique)
opera singers
posters
red colors