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Field Master

Lai Shaoqi Chinese

1935

Not on view

The Modern Prints Society, formed in Guangzhou in 1934, was the most productive and longest lasting among the woodcut groups that sprang up across China in the 1930s. The first issue of the magazine Modern Prints appeared in December 1934; eighteen issues were published in the following year and a half. Except for the first, only fifty handmade copies were printed of each issue.

In the spring of 1935, the magazine dedicated two issues to the subject of folk customs to bring an avowedly democratic art form to bear on the life of ordinary people. This print by Lai Shaoqi graced the cover of the May issue.

Field Master, Lai Shaoqi (Chinese, 1915–2000), Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Field Master

Artist: Lai Shaoqi (Chinese, 1915–2000)

Date: 1935

Culture: China

Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper

Dimensions: Image (book cover): 8 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (22.6 x 19.4 cm)
Overall (open book): 8 7/8 x 14 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (22.6 x 36 x 8 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum

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