1st of pair, a good luck poster. Term used regardng playing the pipa (琵琶 Chinese lute). Boy playing sanxian (三弦 a three stringed guitar), surrounded by a sheng (笙 a reed pipe wind instrument), er hu (二胡 a two stringed fiddle), gguqin (古琴, a seven-stringed instrument similar to a zither), and bo (钹 cymbals). Also a lotus flower, camellia. Boy's robe decorated with peach blossoms
Artist unknown
Liu Hai is a fabled 10th-century Chinese alchemist who learned the secret of immortanity from the Golden Toad or Money Toad (金蝉 or 蟾蜍).This print shows the demigod with the legged money-producing toad. Woodblock print, likely recent copy made of old blocks.
Wang Taiping; Zhang Zhuanxin / 制版 王太平 张传信
Second of pair, a good luck poster. A boy plays the drum (gu 鼓) and cymbals (bo 钹). Also shown are a side drum or snare drum (xiaogu 小鼓) and a gong (luo 锣). Surrounded by a large lotus, and wearing an apple blossom robe, with the character for 'long life' (shou, 寿) near hem.
Artist unknown
For good luck. Rural scene, two plump boys in bibs (shaved heads and central tuft wo protect fontanel), paddling in pool, with waterlilies and reeds. Handpainted.
Artist unknown
A good luck image. Plump children (signifying abundance, health and happiness) grabbing a huge carp (signifies abundance and success), with lotus flowers in background. Purchased from Yangliuqing, Tianjin
Artist unknown
A good luck image. Plump children (signifying abundance, health and happiness) picking lotus foods from a pond. Printed outline, hand coloured detail. Purchased from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.
Artist unknown
A baby in a flowered t-shirt, sits on a carpet holding a lantern with carp, flowers, wheat, a rocket and the atomic symbol on it. A big basket of peonies sits behind him, a toy plane is next to him, and a ball with the 'double happiness' (喜喜) symbol it is by his feet. The text at the top reads ’A hundred flowers welcome the new year, coloured lanterns illuminate youth' （百花迎新岁， 彩灯照华年) Price: 0.14 Yuan Serial number: 8073.20385 Edition: 1979年4月第1版 1979年4月第1次印刷 000001 -100,000
Jiang Huaichun / 江淮春
For good luck. A baby sitting on a large leaf, holding a giant carp and a lotus flower. Peony in his hair. The carp is a symbol of abundance and success, the peony is a symbol of good fortune and wealth, the lotus of abundance. A Yanliuqing New Year Print (杨柳青年画). Price: 0.14 Yuan Serial number: 8174.148 Edition: 1979年8月第一版第一次印刷 1-200,000
Artist unknown
For good luck: Delivery being made of collection of extracts from Marx, Engels & Lenin compiled during the period of radical politics at the end of the Cultural Revolution
Zhang Jinrong; Yu Huali / （工人) 张金荣 于化鲤
Domestic scene of collective household, a barefoot doctor comes in to join a group of people, including an old man peasant, two young people pasting up couplets, while another woman writes them, and others. In the bottom right corner a pot is steaming, and sits next to a table with fruit and nets. The walls are lines with certificates. Price: 0.10 Yuan Edition: 一九七七年一月第一版 一九七七年一月第一次印刷
Fu Zhenping / 复振萍
