Nianhua posters (1 resultados)

Collection of eight colour-printed Nianhua posters, the central images onlaid within a stiff red paper border with a thin cream paper frame (worn and discoloured), and at the top of each, a fine aqua paper border; the sheets a little creased, two of the images with a visible tide-mark, minor edge tears (not affecting the images) strengthened neatly on the verso with washi, one with an early paper repair to the verso of the margin, approx. 93 x 51.5cms (sheet size), in good condition. Eight Nianhua posters, six feature traditional narrative tales (one based on a woodblock print), one possibly of a movie heroine, and one other features a pair of chubby toddlers holding a tray of peaches and flowers, symbols of longevity and abundance.…