Vintage Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930

This framed advertising poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the Craft of color lithography. These advertisements, influenced by the...

This vintage poster from the 1930s features a fashionably dressed young mother posing with her son and daughter. The poster may have been given as a gift for the Chinese New Year, as...

This poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. The poster depicts two young girls sharing a stool, dresse...

This poster from the 1930s draws from a well known Chinese opera scene. It melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. These advertisements, influenced by the Art Deco movement in the west, recall the economic boom of early 20th century Shanghai, an international center of business and trade. Layered with imagery of traditional Chinese life, the poster is nonetheless an advertisement for the modern cigarette industry, with several brands displayed in the top left corner, including Lan Ting, Hong Chun, and Jade Rabbit...

This 1930s advertising poster for the Gold Bar Cigarettes company draws from a well known Chinese opera scene. It melds the meticulous detail of trad...

This commercial advertisement poster from 1930s Shanghai melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. Large companies often presen...

A very large and wonderful exhibition poster from Masami Teraoka's work "Los Angeles Sushi Ghost Tales / Fish Woman and Artist II, 1979". The poster is from the 1980 exhibit at the Newport Harbor Art Museum which featured works by this Japanese-American artist. It is hand-signed in pencil by Teraoka in the lower right margin. Printed on thick poster paper. Will look fantastic once framed. Masami Teraoka has had over 70 solo exhibitions and he has twice been honoured by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York and he has also received two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. His works can be found in collections and museums around the world including: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D. C.; the Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D. C.; Tate Modern, London, England; the Queensland Art Gallery/GOMA, Brisbane, Australia; the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland and the Singapore Art...

Set of 12 kataezome calendars in a decorative wrapper by Keisuke Serizawa (1895-1984). A copy of the descriptive sheet by publisher included. Each sheet depicts a unique pictorial de...

Beautiful vintage framed lithograph of the New York Stock Exchange. This piece is evocative and beautiful. This piece was originally provided...

A large vintage hand-painted Indian woman dancer mounted on a bamboo style frame. Created in India during the midcentury period, this large painting depicts a woman, possibly Rhada companion of Krishna, engaged into a lively dance. Pulling her hair back, bare chested and wearing ornate jewelry...

Vintage black and gold framed, Japanese style art with bird, cane and flowers. After Sakai Hoitsu, Japan, 1761-1828. This vintage Mid-Century Modern art...

This Meiji-period color woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) depicts three elegant female courtiers in traditional dress taking refreshments. Th...