Offset lithographs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Chinese posters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3376
Scope and Contents
The collection of Chinese posters consists of approximately 43 posters, including a few duplicates, advertising both Chinese and Western products. Many of the posters date from the 1920s and were printed in China by the Shanghai Commercial Press (Shanghai shang wu yin shu guan or 上海商务印书馆). The collection also includes 12 calendars featuring art by various Chinese artists, including Zheng Mantuo. One of the calendars is signed by Zheng Mantuo. The commercial posters advertise various...
Dates:
1915 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1920s
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Japanese poster collection
Collection
Identifier: 3020
Abstract
The Japanese poster collection contains approximately 45 posters on the following topics: Japanese products and design; railways, ocean liners and tourism; Japanese art and design exhibitions; Japanese imperial modernity (including colonies in Korea, Manchuria, and northeastern China); and Japanese Ministry and Telecommunications campaigns. The posters reflect both Japanese painting techniques (nihonga) and Western painting techniques (...
Dates:
1915 - 1929
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library