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Portrait of a Chinese Equestrienne.

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For quite a long time, I confess I’ve been haunted by the mysterious image of a Chinese Equestrienne painted in the early 1920’s by Zhiying Studios in Shanghai as a promotion for PairBelles Cigarettes (from “Pair Of Belles”, also known throughout China back then as “Two Beauties Brand”). Back in the days when Shanghai was known as “The Paris of the East” as a hustling, bustling hub of commerce, this wondrous work of art selling tobacco products was commissioned and I have I found the subject matter most fascinating and compelling.

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One of the most beloved of all time figures of the Chinese Silver Screen as well as radio and stage is the legendary Zhou Xuan, pictured here on the cover of "New Cinema Forum" magazine.

I must mention that although versions of this cover exist in poster form in flea markets in China, they are copies made from a much older copy showing fading and wear and tear, but the version shown here is no doubt the most pristine image of her in the world, having undergone 5 weeks of exacting digital restoration in order to recapture the precise look and feel of the original artist, and remains part of the collection of digitally restored images for view in the Old Orient Museum, as well as one of her early songs which is imbedded in the museum's flash soundtrack, (which also includes songs from the Club Nissei in Honolulu Hawaii, pre-war days).


Recently you featured an interesting vintage poster from China. Anybody interested in viewing and entire collection, 100% Digitally Reborn!

Showcasing a very unique virtual online museum, the ’World's Largest Collection of Digitally Restored Vintage Advertising Posters’, originating from Japan, China and Manchukuo, 1920's-1930's, a body of work that took more than 14 months and 5,000 unpaid hours to complete. Most of these originals are by now extinct, and only exist in restored digital format, so this effort represents a one-person crusade to rescue these wonderful works of art for the enjoyment and education of future art lovers everywhere.

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