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UnknownChen Quian. Advertisement for B.S Insurance Co1912
1912
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Artist: Chen Quian.
[Advertisement for B.S Insurance Co.] 1912
Color lithograph, Rare. Very early Chinese advertising poster at the end of the
Quing Dynasty.
The Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) was the last Chinese dynasty, and the longest dynasty ruled by foreigners (the Manchus from Manchuria, northeast of the Great Wall).
Chen Quian. [Advertisement for B.S Insurance Co.] 1912
Color lithograph. Rare, very early Chinese Poster. 28 3/4 x 20"
Most of the posters were printed in Shanghai during the first three decades of the century, when it was known culturally as the “Paris of the East”.time when
when it was known culturally as the “Paris of the East”. It was the time when Shanghai was the centre of Commerce and Culture; booming with wealth, a bourgeoisie with expensive foreign tastes, warlords, spies, gangsters, artists, mistresses, Rolls Royces, Jazz and concert halls. The whole wealth of China was concentrated in Shanghai.
It was Shanghai at it’s most decadent - very sophisticated and very open to the West.
Most of the posters were printed in Shanghai during the first three decades of the century,
when it was known culturally as the “Paris of the East”. It was the time when Shanghai
was the centre of Commerce and Culture; booming with wealth, a bourgeoisie with
expensive foreign tastes, warlords, spies, gangsters, artists, mistresses, Rolls Royces,
Jazz and concert halls. The whole wealth of China was concentrated in Shanghai.
It was Shanghai at it’s most decadent - very sophisticated and very open to the West.
Chen Quian. [Advertisement for B.S Insurance Co.] 1912
Color lithograph. Framed. Rare, very early Chinese Poster. 28 3/4 x 20"
Most of the posters were printed in Shanghai during the first three decades of the century,
when it was known culturally as the “Paris of the East”. It was the time when Shanghai
was the centre of Commerce and Culture; booming with wealth, a bourgeoisie with
expensive foreign tastes, warlords, spies, gangsters, artists, mistresses, Rolls Royces,
Jazz and concert halls. The whole wealth of China was concentrated in Shanghai.
It was Shanghai at it’s most decadent - very sophisticated and very open to the West.
- Creation Year:1912
- Dimensions:Height: 28.75 in (73.03 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:Qing
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29221682403
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