TYPE: Comic/Comic Book
DIMENSIONS: Oblong
COMPONENTS: 82pp., 12mo.
CONDITION: Bears some soiling, with rust stains from the binding staples, else very good.
NOTES: From a single collection obtained entirely in China pre-2000
ITEM ID: 4442
Sirenbang Xianxingji
DATE
Year: 1978
Decade: 1970s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)
Softbound Chinese publication, a collection of 78 political cartoons lampooning and vilifying the Gang of Four, the clique headed by Mao Zedong’s wife, Jiang Qing, which dominated Chinese politics in the late stages of the Cultural Revolution. Following Mao’s death in 1976, they were blamed for the worst excesses of that period, and Jiang was sentenced to death.
ARTISTS
Name: The People's FIne Art Publishing House
Type: Publisher
Workded In: Beijing
Asia / Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
