Chinese Posters

Matt · November 2016

China has the largest population in the world yet where are all the posters?

Surely there would be tonnes....somewhere?

Bruce, you have sold over 500 (not much) and yeah I know we are talking an English speaking domain.

Are there Chinese poster websites out there?

David · November 2016

I've seen some older Hong Kong posters which I thought pretty cool, but I can't say I know of or have seen or even would recognise a Chinese one.

David · November 2016

Although I did find this article on a Chinese website which discusses how the Asian movie posters have no shame when it comes to ripping off other designs from other countries.

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Bruce · November 2016

Good question, Matt! I don't even know if they showed non-Chinese movies from the 1910s to the 1960s, and if they did, in what years they did and didn't show them (and if they produced their own posters when they did). So much to learn!

Another question is whether there are ANY Chinese poster collectors. I have sold to a few people in China, but those were westerners living there. There are many thousands of collectors from Japan and other Asian countries, so why not China?

And what about India?

David · November 2016

"During the Cultural Revolution, the film industry was severely restricted. Almost all previous films were banned, and only a few new ones were produced, the most notable being a ballet version of the revolutionary opera The Red Detachment of Women. Feature film production came almost to a standstill in the early years from 1966 to 1972."

Bruce · November 2016

Good info! But what about BEFORE "the Cultural Revolution"? And did they then destroy any old paper that remained?

David · November 2016

Without knowing any Chinese collector one could only guess, if previous films were banned then one would think that perhaps the posters may have been destroyed or recycled for something else. I am sure a few exist saved by loyal film makers/aficionados but geeze must be such small numbers.

HONDO · November 2016

The Adventures Of Robin Hood ( 1938 ).Thought this image interesting.

Bruce · November 2016

HONDO said:

The Adventures Of Robin Hood ( 1938 ).Thought this image interesting.

Yes, this program proves that movies like this DID play in China in the 1930s. So one can only assume that either no one saved posters, or that they were later destroyed.

I hope someone finds a "warehouse find" of them and proves me wrong!

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