Poster, Zheng Mantou, China, circa 1920
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1920
Poster, Zheng Mantou, China, circa 1920 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated circa 1920. The museum's brief description reads: Poster of two women, coloured lithograph on paper, by Zheng Mantuo (1888-1961), China, ca. 1920. Museum description: This poster shows two women, with a pavilion in the background. One woman wears a green blouse topped by a black sleeveless jacket, green floral knee-length trousers and black stockings. She carries an umbrella on her right arm and a floral spray in her hand. The other woman wears brown jacket, blue chequered skirt, green-stripe scarf, black stockings and high-heeled shoes. She is holding a book in her hand. Signed Mantou, followed by his seal. The museum record gives measurements Width 52.5 cm; Height 76 cm; place associated: China; maker recorded: Zheng Mantou. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Width 52.5 cm; Height 76 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Coloured lithograph on paper
- Maker recorded
- Zheng Mantou
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Zheng Mantou
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- FE.487-1992
- Museum system number
- O485607
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.