Four Chinese Handbills of Children

by Handbills - Good Fortune Images

A$650 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Tianjin. 毓順成 芳記. Yushuncheng fangji . Circa 1900 - 1920s . Stock ID #219369 Four colourful handbills depicting children and a scene at home with the text of a tongue twister, all 13.3 x 18.6cm. Three margins reinforced with washi. In good condition with bright and lively colours. Images such as these were often used as New Year decorations. In two of the images the focus is mainly on chubby children;

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