L.C. Arlington

"Chang Fei" 1935 Le Theatre Chinois

1935

Colourful hand-coloured litho Fig. No. 176. entitled, The Great South Cave Liu-lang (sitting) instructing Meng Liang to look for his father's body from the folio Le Theatre Chinois p...

Colour plate Fig. No.178 (Unfrocking an Emperor) from the 1935 folio Le Theatre Chinois published in Peking Art Sz: 9"H x 7"W Frame Sz: 14"H x 12"W

Colourful pair of Chinese theatrical masked characters Fig. No. 123 (Cheng En) & Fig. No. 124 (Yang Chi-lang) from the folio Le Theatre Chinois published 1935 in Peking Art Sz: 9" x...

Colour plate No. 57 Fig. No. 81 Ta O Tzu./ & Fig. No. 82 Chueh Hsiang Tiao Mao from the folio Le Theatre Chinois published 1935 in Peking Print Sz: 9"H x 7"W Frame Sz: 14"H x 12"W

Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...

Vintage chinese woodcut print depicting a theatrical mask. Realized in the mid-20th Century. Framed under glass.

In celebration of the lunar New Year festival, it was traditional all over China to hang special decorations. In a city called Wuqiang, local artists made lacquer scroll paintings laden with symbolism. This framed and finely rendered early 20th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court official and his family dressed in their best silks. The young boy is dressed in a wonderfully patterned yellow robe to offer Shou Xing...

Vintage chinese woodcut print depicting a theatrical mask. Realized in the mid-20th Century. Framed under glass.