Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster; 真情趣 - 谁与我作伴 ("True Sentiment - Who Will Be My Companion?")
An unusual and visually striking Chinese silk-screen poster issued during the Cultural Revolution period, presenting a highly atypical example of late-1960s PRC visual culture. Unlike the more familiar revolutionary imagery of workers, soldiers, and Maoist slogans, this design adopts a poetic and overtly decorative approach, featuring a stylised female nude figure beneath a peach motif, accompanied by the title and caption:
真情趣 - 谁与我作伴
("True Sentiment - Who Will Be My Companion?")
The imagery and wording are remarkable for a poster carrying a 1969 imprint from the state-run People's Fine Arts Publishing House (Renmin Meishu Chubanshe), Beijing. While dated to the Cultural Revolution era, the poster appears to fall outside the standard sphere of political propaganda, and was more likely intended as a decorative or artistic publication rather than an overt ideological work. We have only been able to trace one previous sold example in commerce, so it remains a surprisingly elusive and little-documented issue.
Printed in colour by silk-screen process on thin paper stock, with visible ink penetration to the reverse consistent with period screen-print production. The composition employs bold black forms with limited but vivid colour accents in a distinctly modernist graphic style characteristic of some late-1960s Chinese design work.
Published by People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, and dated 1969 within the print. We cannot verify the exact printing date - whether this was actually printed in 1969 or a later printing.
Overall condition is very good for a poster printed on fairly thin paper stock. Some light edge wear and minor signs of age. Colours remain bold and strong. A clean and highly displayable example overall.
Text in Chinese.
Approximate dimensions: 755mm x 506mm.
A scarce and highly unusual survivor of late Cultural Revolution-era Chinese visual culture, particularly intriguing for its apparently non-political subject matter and striking contrast with orthodox Mao-period propaganda imagery.
Will be supplied rolled, in mailing tube.