392 - China

China A collection of 16 Chinese school wall charts based on watercolor drawings, printed in color offset, featuring botanical, zoological, and agricultural illustrations, as well as captions printed on the front and, in some cases, additionally mounted as strips on the back. Shanghai, 1973. Each approx. 100 x 72 cm (4) or approx. 76.7 x 52.7 cm (12). Each mounted on cardboard and each with two later-added eyelets for hanging. Extensive collection of educational illustrations from the late Cultural Revolution period. The 4 landscape-oriented and 12 portrait-oriented panels depict domestic crops (grains, beans, tomatoes, etc.), some shown in their constituent parts and in cross-section, pests and methods of pest control, as well as an illustration of the “versatile uses of the pig.” Some of the charts have attached labels bearing German typewritten labels. — Partially warped, with minor edge discoloration, light-faded edges, slight foxing along the edges, and the hanging loops partially torn. A superb collection of 16 Chinese educational wall charts from the late Cultural Revolution period, each approx. 100 x 72 cm (landscape, 4 charts) or approx. 76.7 x 52.7 cm. (portrait format, 12 charts), each mounted on cardboard and fitted with two eyelets for hanging. - The boards, printed in bright colors using offset printing based on watercolors, depict domestic crops (cereals, beans, tomatoes, etc.), some shown in cross-section or with their components, pests and methods of pest control, as well as an illustration of the “various uses of the pig.” All charts have captions printed on the front and, in some cases, additional captions mounted as strips on the back. Occasionally, they feature pasted-on labels bearing typewritten descriptions in German. - Some of the boards are slightly wavy, with minor shelf wear and foxing in the margins.