Comments on: Chinese Posters from the 1920s and 1930s

Chinese Posters from the 1920s and 1930s

hama7 — Wed, 14 May 2003 03:25:19 -0800

Deco Orient: Chinese posters from the 1920s and 1930s, and, L'affiche Chinoise.

By: hama7

hama7 — Wed, 14 May 2003 03:26:38 -0800

[second link from Solipsistic, the artist formerly known as Speckledpaint]

By: magullo

magullo — Wed, 14 May 2003 05:06:13 -0800

These are excellent! FYI, you can pick original prints from the 1930s in Hong Kong for about 2 bucks a piece (Kowloon) or 4 bucks a piece (Midlevel shops in Hong Kong Island).

By: plep

plep — Wed, 14 May 2003 05:20:05 -0800

[this is good] Thanks hama7!

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Wed, 14 May 2003 05:44:09 -0800

True, you could go to Hong Kong to get some originals, but for us budget-bound types, you can pick up knock-offs in New York at Pearl River.

By: magullo

magullo — Wed, 14 May 2003 07:19:26 -0800

You can also get the real thing off ebay for roughly the same price (they must be a dime a dozen in mainland China).

By: gd779

gd779 — Wed, 14 May 2003 07:39:54 -0800

they must be a dime a dozen in mainland China Don't spread this around, but if you get a nice shopkeeper in mainland China, she'll probably admit that she's selling you fakes.

By: linux

linux — Wed, 14 May 2003 12:29:19 -0800

I bought a bunch of knock-offs back when I used to travel to China... I still have about ten rolled up in my coffee table. They're fun... and they only cost me a dollar apiece.

By: centrs

centrs — Wed, 14 May 2003 23:47:37 -0800

yes magullo, so many posters were destroyed during mao's reign that very few authentic posters remain and they are very expensive no matter where you buy them.