W420 X H550mm, China
A pair of two wood block prints which will be featured in today and tomorrow’s post, tells a story based on the Shandong opera.
Student Wang made a gamble with the other students while the teacher was away. With his bad luck, Wang loses at every game and was heavily in debt. He knew he would get into trouble is he asked his family for help and was trouble all the time. Wang’s fiancee, Chun (second right figure on upper print) learnt about the news and gave her bridal gown to Wang so it can be sold off.
The second scene appears in the lower print; the village bully Li (far right figure) was attracted by the beauty of Chun and decided to accuse Wang (far left) for stealing the precious gown. Li’s plan is to send Wang off to jail and he can have Chun.
To find out the ending of the story, watch out for tomorrow’s post.
Come to see the actual print and many others at the
New Year Print Exhibition
MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
CHINESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT COLLECTION
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