Art Deco Shanghai Cigarette Advertisement
China, 1930s32 x 22 in (81 x 56 cm)
ID #FF20D-PK16-L-03
"壹 第 烟 香" (Number 1 Tobacco Brand)
Promoting a popular brand of cigarettes, this original Art Deco print combines traditional Chinese painting with color lithography. This poster is emblematic of the economic boom of early 20th-century Shanghai, an international center of business and trade, and the heavy influence of the Art Deco movement on Eastern graphic design.
Condition: Poor, damage on the left side