Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1967, Mao’s Poem and Calligraphy, Original

Description

Date in January, 1967, original, size 20 ½ x 30 inches, qualified lithograph woodcut color printing of an acid free. This is a second print of the first published in October, 1966. Issued by Xinhua Agency, published by the Peoples Fine Art of the Shanghai districts. Union book accession number 67012 (January 12
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1967).
The posed based on a series Events, that Chairman Mao (Mao Zedong, 1893 – 1976) Reviews Red Guards on Tiananmen Rostrum Eight Times. The Events occurred during the August 18
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to November 26
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, in 1966. It is highly referred to the symbol as the beginning of the Chinese Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (CGPCR, 1966 – 1976), after “Five – Sixteen”, a Notice issued by the Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee on May 16
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, 1966. The poster titled A Generational Genius (Yi Dai Tian Jiao), which a word from the poem written by Chairman Mao in 1936.
The subtitle calligraphy of Chairman Mao shows another poem by Mao which written by him in 1961 to his wife Li Jin (namesake Jiangqing, 1914 – 1991). This poem can be translated in English context as for the problem of Comrade Li Jin captured Mount Lu fairy cave as spreading shades of dusk, chaos cloud still calmly. Nature has excelled herself in the fairy cave, on perilous peaks dwells beauty in her infinite variety.
The woodcut Mao head copied from an original photograph made by an American journalist Edgar Snow (1905 – 1972) when he met Mao in 1936.
This is a great poster, not just only its Mao’s poem and calligraphies artistic combined, but also according its early version and limited edition. Collectible, good in vintage condition. Reserve #Y119671202166D20201203. All rights reserved.