Wu Nianwen Jun "a set of patriotism of the cigarette paintings," the great work after reading a lot of benefit, some of the problems, put forward * * * debatable.
①Wu Jun that this set of anti-Japanese war period paintings a full set of about 80. The real 120 a set, which can be confirmed in the year of Yu Hua cigarette company ads, in order to preserve historical materials, may wish to record the full text of the advertisement:
"Chinese people can not know! Eight years of resistance war events. The great national can not not see! The victory in the war of resistance painting history.
The victory in the war of resistance is the most glorious page in the history of China, the people from now on get the real
freedom and liberation. The nation can also turn from weak to strong and embark on the path of building a new life. We in order to make this great work of the past and present, y imprinted in the minds of the people of the country, will never forget for the sake of seeing, duly issued a wish to compile and draw 'eight years of victory in the war of resistance pictorial history' fee for more than a year's hard work, was completed, all 120, with the long-standing reputation of the red brand cigarettes attached to the packet of a picture, graphic and illustrated, wonderful.
The people of China will be able to realize that the eight years of sadness, suffering and perseverance will be a great encouragement to the people of China."
The last set of cigarette paintings one of the number of pieces, the second is this set of paintings is specially installed in the red brand cigarettes three is the victory of the war, "Fei more than a year's effort to complete", according to a year's time, this set of cigarette paintings published time will not be earlier than in August 1946.
Wu Wen said, "This is the last set of cigarette paintings since the existence of cigarette paintings. Another "Oriental Collector" total 13 Mr. Li Jiuju in "my collection of cigarette paintings" article also said: "1945 after the victory of the war of resistance against Japan, a tobacco factory in Shanghai to the war of resistance against Japan as the subject matter of the 'eight years of resistance' cigarette paintings... ...This may be the last set of cigarette pictures in China's smoking history so far."
However, this set of antiwar cigarette pictures was not the last. Or this cigarette company, in the "flat drama" picture said above the "origin" of the cloud: "Reds brand cigarettes since the gift of the war paintings. Several have been known throughout the country, and now in order to reward all walks of life, because of the selection of popular Ping Opera 100, color printing North and South of the famous actors and actresses on paper will play a set of gifts to the suckers. The picture is beautiful and enjoyable. Each with a detailed plot narration lyrics, graphic and textual control, fortunate to be able to look at."
It can be seen, after the antiwar smoke painting, at least, there is still a set of "Ping opera hundred". "Ping opera" that is today's Beijing opera, because at that time Beijing called Beiping, so the name Ping opera. The set of 100, for the octavo large picture, this point seems to be called the most smoke painting. Its picture are famous actors at that time, such as No. 19 "Pan Jiang Guan" under which there is "Ma Xiurong decorated Pan Lihua; new Yanqin Xue Jinlian". Picture left and right in the red column with a pair of advertising couplets: "Listen to the famous actors and actresses in the theater know the voice **** appreciation; smoke red Shi cigarettes aftertaste." Under the right for the plot, the left for the lyrics. The right frame of the painting is printed on the outside of the "full set of one hundred out" a few small words.
In accordance with this set of "flat drama hundred" painting of fine, large-scale, printing of labor, time and effort when not under the war pictures. Therefore, it was published in 1947, which is not a big error.
3 Yu Hua Tobacco Company out of the war pictures, 120 pieces later, there are Huizhong Tobacco Company to follow in the footsteps of the 51 mm 66 mm specifications in the form of a large picture another set of pictures painting techniques and Yu Hua factory is basically the same, but the content of each picture is not the same. Such as the 28th Yuhua factory for the "short grave", the picture for the Kuomintang soldiers burying Japanese corpses. While the 28th picture of Huizhong factory is "The East is falling down and the West is a sacrifice under the jihad", which shows the situation of Japanese troops being bombed.
The backs of the two sets of cigarette paintings are also different, with Yuhua's back featuring explanatory text for the picture and Huizhong's back featuring an overhead view of the factory and the name of the company.
Based on the materials available at the time, we can believe that the Yuhua factory's picture was published before the Huizhong factory's picture was published after. This also indicates that the Yu Hua prints were not the last set.