Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, date 1968, Propaganda Vintage

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This is an in second year’s Cultural Revolution poster, original date Nov 1968, size 20 ½  x  29 ¾ in., woodcut work, red color, the subtitle shows that it made by the “ Anti-Cults combat team” of 5-1-6 Corps of the Seventh Ministry (CASIC), first edition by the People’s Fine Art House, Shanghai, Xinhua Agency issued, from an old collection in good condition. Headline “One who will risk being sliced to pieces dares to unsaddle the Emperor “. _________ This poetic long written headline (above) is based on the Idioms from Chinese classical literature Dream of Red Mansions (Hong Lou Meng), here means one’s not fear of death, to oust the capitalist roaders from their official posts. __________ The Seventh Ministry was the former China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC).Therefore this is a from Beijing government poster. ___________“5-1-6” the name based on an expanded session of the Politburo which was held on May 16th, in1966 in Beijing. The conference was heavily laden with Maoist political rhetoric on class struggle, and filled with meticulously-prepared 'indictments' on the recently ousted leaders such as Peng Zhen and Luo Ruiqing. _________ Satire graphic, Liu Shaoqi (big nose), Deng Xiaoping(flat hair), Peng Zhen, Lu Dingyi, Lou Ruiqing etc. ” Anti-Cults combat team” was the name the revolt factions usually claiming to be themselves”. Reserve# SH6196802112133K.