PVA01 - Reprint of vintage 1920s Chinese "Hatamen" Art Deco Cigarette Poster Ad

Description
Shanghai Ad Color poster from the 1920s with an elegantly dressed woman seated on a leopard skin throw with an abstract crescent moon design in the background. From a series of ads for the luxury brand Hataman Cigarettes, designed and printed in Shanghai for the British American Tobacco Company (BAT).

These posters were a synthesis of Chinese illustration techniques and Western art styles, heavily influenced by Art Nouveau and Art Deco.

Artist
The artist may be Hu Boxiang (1896-1989) who was trained in western art and employed by the BAT to produce images such as this. (signature seal found underneath the leopard’s tail and the woman’s right foot)

Dimensions
20.675 W X 29.75" H

Mounted to Posterboard

Condition
Posters are reprints in good condition. Some dings to posterboard, see pictures.

One of a set of 4 vintage Chinese ad posters, bought at auction.