Chinese store sign

Author: Wang Shucun
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book collects approximately one hundred types of trade signs from various industries that were circulated in the market in the 19th and 20th centuries, accompanied by corresponding paintings and photographs that depict shop, workshop, and street scenes. It aims to recreate the bustling commercial life and urban landscapes that have faded into the annals of history. Readers, by combining these static and dynamic images with the text in the book, may gain insights into the origins, development, evolution, and