Continue the "Hundred Ugly Pictures"

Author: Lu Zhongmin
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The "Foreign Pictures" series of albums collects nearly 10,000 exquisite "foreign pictures" from the multi-generational collection of Mr. Liu Yunlu, a private collector. The content covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economy, ethics, folklore, opera, literature, sports, entertainment, landscapes, flora, and fauna. It is a comprehensive encyclopedia that vividly depicts early 20th-century China. "Foreign pictures" are invaluable references for scholars and experts in folk studies, history, and cultural history, as well as for artists engaged in theater, film, fine arts, and literature. In Peking Opera, the clown is known as the "five-spice seasoning" and the "peg," an indispensable role in all plays. While there are few large-scale Peking Opera productions centered on clowns, most are excerpts, such as Beating the City God, Plotting to Become a Monk, Smashing the Painted Jar, Rising Three Levels in a Day, and Boating on the Lake. The comprehensive display of foreign pictures will be highly beneficial for people to reassess this unique phenomenon in the history of Chinese tobacco, study Chinese tobacco culture, explore the development of commercial art in China, and promote the growth of modern Chinese commercial art and advertising industries.