Kiang Ping, “Un Chantier Naval”, c1955

Kiang Ping (fl.1950s—?)

“Un Chantier Naval” (A Shipyard), c1955, an original woodcut in three colours published in Peking (now Beijing) in 1956 by Éditions en Langues Étrangères (Foreign Languages Press) (fl.1952–) as plate 8 to the folio of 40 original woodcuts printed in the People’s Republic of China, “Gravures sur Bois de la Chine Nouvelle.” Note that this print was featured in the second National Exhibition of Fine Arts (China) in 1955 and was chosen from this exhibition for its inclusion in the 1956 folio of prints representing the achievements of “la Chine Nouvelle” (the new China).

Woodcut in three colours (black, khaki and yellow) printed on fine cream wove (China) paper with full margins and with printed title as published.

Size: (sheet) 34.8 x 25 cm; (image borderline) 25.3 x 16.2 cm.

Lettered below the image: (centre) “8. Un chantier Naval   Kiang Ping”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression in a pristine condition.

I am selling this superb colour woodblock print designed to showcase what must have been a period of thriving industry and constrained celebration of the arts in China during the mid-1950s—mindful that the folio in which this print features was published by a press that was later “owned and controlled by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Languages_Press)— for AU$174 (equivalent to approximately US$113.04 , EUR 99.43, or GBP 83.50 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$174).

If you are interested in purchasing this original and one of the earliest images of propaganda art from the founding period of the People's Republic of China (my apologies if I’m incorrect about this), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Li Kuan, “Lily Pot”, c.1955

Li Kuan (fl.1950s—?)

“Lily Pot” (aka “Le Pot de Lis”), c.1955, an original woodcut in three colours published in Peking (now Beijing) in 1956 by Éditions en Langues Étrangères (Foreign Languages Press) (fl.1952–) as plate 2 to the folio of 40 original woodcuts printed in the People’s Republic of China, “Gravures sur Bois de la Chine Nouvelle.” Note that this print was featured in the second National Exhibition of Fine Arts (China) in 1955 and was chosen from this exhibition for its inclusion in the 1956 folio of prints representing the achievements of “la Chine Nouvelle” (the new China).

Woodcut in three colours (black, green and green-yellow/tan) printed on fine cream wove (China) paper with full margins and with printed title as published.

Size: (sheet) 34.8 x 25cm; (irregular image borderline) 25.6 x 18.1cm.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression in a pristine condition.

I am selling this strong colour woodblock print of a seemingly simple potted lily until close examination shows the artist's ingenuity in creating the image—see for example his use of negative and positive lines seen in the outline of the pot and the flower pattern on the table—for AU $174 in total (currently US $108.16/ EUR104.88/ GBP 87.06 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $174) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this original colour woodcut print from the founding period of the People's Republic of China, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Tchou Ming-Kang, “Avec de la volonté on arrive à tout”, c.1955

Tchou Ming-Kang (fl.1950s—?)

“Avec de la volonté on arrive à tout” (With willpower you can achieve anything), c.1955, an original woodcut in two colours published in Peking (now Beijing) in 1956 by Éditions en Langues Étrangères (Foreign Languages Press) (fl.1952–) as plate 9 to the folio of 40 original woodcuts printed in the People’s Republic of China, “Gravures sur Bois de la Chine Nouvelle.” Note that this print was featured in the second National Exhibition of Fine Arts (China) in 1955 and was chosen from this exhibition for its inclusion in the 1956 folio of prints representing the achievements of “la Chine Nouvelle” (the new China).

Woodcut in two colours (black and olive green) printed on fine cream wove (China) paper with full margins and with printed title as published.

Size: (sheet) 34.8 x 25cm; (image borderline) 24.1 x 17.6cm.

Lettered below the image: (centre) “9. Avec de la volonté on arrive à tout   Tchou Ming-kang”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression in a pristine condition.

I am selling this superb colour woodblock print designed to showcase what must have been a period of thriving industry and constrained celebration of the arts in China during the mid-1950s—mindful that the folio in which this print features was published by a press that was later “owned and controlled by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Languages_Press)—for AU$174 in total (currently/approximately US $116.66/EUR107.61/GBP89.59 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $174) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this original and one of the earliest images of propaganda art from the founding period of the People's Republic of China (my apologies if I’m incorrect about this), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Wouo Tcha, “En Plein Construction”, c1955

Wouo Tcha (fl.1950s—?)

“En Plein Construction” (as titled on sheet), c.1955, an original woodcut in five(?) colours published in Peking (now Beijing) in 1956 by Éditions en Langues Étrangères (Foreign Languages Press) (fl.1952–) as plate 19 to the folio of 40 original woodcuts printed in the People’s Republic of China, “Gravures sur Bois de la Chine Nouvelle.” Note that this print was featured in the second National Exhibition of Fine Arts (China) in 1955 and was chosen from this exhibition for its inclusion in the 1956 folio of prints representing the achievements of “la Chine Nouvelle” (the new China).

I understand that this portrayed scene of construction is designed to celebrate advances made by China a year before Mao Zedong’s (1956) Hundred Flowers Campaign (viz. “Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend […] for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land” [see “The China Project” (2009), exh.cat. Qld Art Gallery, p. 297]).

Woodcut in five(?) colours printed on fine cream wove paper (China) with full margins and printed title as published.

Size: (sheet) 35 x 25.1 cm; (image borderline) 29.2 x 18.4 cm.

Lettered below the image: (centre) “19. En plein construction   Wouo Tcha”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression (but slightly out of register?) in a pristine condition.

I am selling this superb colour woodblock print designed to showcase and celebrate what must have been a period of thriving industry in China during the mid-1950s—mindful that the folio in which this print features was published by a press that was later “owned and controlled by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Languages_Press)—for AU$174 in total (currently/approximately US $112.90/EUR 103.36/GBP 88.31 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $174) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this original and one of the earliest images of propaganda art from the founding period of the People's Republic of China (my apologies if I’m completely wrong about this), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold