9. an early group of 10 New Year prints, commemorating events and social life in the first year of New China, most captioned in Chinese, English and Russian, 1 also in Mongolian, another in Mongolian and Chinese only, and 1 in Chinese only, coloured woodblock prints on thin paper, each average 185 x 260mm., or the reverse, hinged into mounts, [Beijing, Jung Pao Chai Hsin Chi for Hsin Hua Book Company], 1950
est. £2000 – £3000
These woodblock prints were produced to celebrate the first year of Chinese liberation and the founding of the PRC, originally captioned only in Chinese for domestic use but also issued with captions in three languages (Chinese, English and Russian) for export propaganda. The traditional woodblock artists adapted their craft to creating political propaganda for Chairman Mao and the Chinese Communist Party.
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