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Poster, Zheng Mantou, China, circa 1920

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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.

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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.

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