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Yan Han (1916-2011)

Support the Front Line

1963

Woodblock print

29 x 38 cm

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Black and white prints were less common than coloured ones in the 1950s and 60s, and prints were altogether less common than posters after the Great Leap Forward (1958-62). Yan Han, however, continued to make prints inspired by his time in the Taihang Mountain Base Area during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Here he celebrates the extraordinary exertions of communist partisans, bringing equipment and supplies to the battle front. They move confidently on the narrow, dangerous walkways of Taihang’s spectacular cliffs.

Muban Educational Trust registration number yanhv030