Accession Number2018/2.58.1
TitleGood Harvest of Grain (One of a pair)
Artist(s)ChineseArtist NationalityChinese (culture or style)Object Creation Datelate 20th centuryMedium & Supportprint on paperDimensions 21 in x 15 ¼ in (53.34 cm x 38.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ellen Johnston LaingSubject matterThis print shows a man who appears to be a farmer dressed in bright and colorful clothing holds a scroll in one hand and a farming tool in another. Behind him is a poster with the word "steel" in the center. In the bottom left corner, are four Chinese characters which translates to "high production of steel and grain harvest." This is 1/2 of a set of prints that are promotional for The Eight Point Charter for Agriculture, which was drafted to increase agricultural production in China in the 1950s.
Physical DescriptionImage of a male figure wearing a yellow hat, white and green scarf, a purple shirt with an orange jacket, green pants, yellow belt, and orange shoes, carrying a scroll in one hand and a farming tool in another hand, standing in front of a banner reading "steel." In the bottom left corner of the print are four Chinese characters.
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Keywords
farmers (people in agriculture)
male
scrolls (motifs)