Chinese screen printed edition imported in 1945 from Shanghai for the immigrant families pouring in after the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed.
These small original prints were printed by hand using 7 different screens, one for each color. Each print measures 6 X 4" and comes either on its own in a glassine envelope or framed in an 8X10 white wood frame on acid free heavy art paper.
Historical note: Empress Liezu of China invented silk thread in 400 BCE while watching a spider create its web; silk screen printing would be invented 1400 years later using extremely fine silk as the screen through which the paint is pushed.
