DESIGNER UNKNOWN [PEACH BLOSSOM DREAM.] 1935. 40x30 inches, 105x76 cm. Condition B+: minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. Pearl Ing, born Yin Mingzhu, was China's first major female movie star. Her movie career began in 1921 with an appearance in "The Sea Oath," and through 1935, she appeared as leading lady in a total of sixteen different films. "Peach Blossom Dream" was her last film. During the prosperous years and the economic boom of the 1930s, Shanghai, which was already the most Western of all Chinese cities, became enamored with Art Deco design. Impeccable Art Deco architecture, interior design, fashion and graphics from that era reflect the city's yearning to be as "new," "modern," and "Western" as possible. This poster, with its image bearing an unmistakable similarity to Josephine Baker, is an exceptional and rare example of the Art Deco design aesthetic which was flourishing there.
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