Revolutionary Model Operas, 1976, hardback, green cloth boards with gilt-stamped title on upper cover and binding, floral-printed dust jacket with gilt printed title, 300 x 270mm, 154pp., 142 colour plates, Chinese language.Published by the China Photographic Publishing House Beijing, 1976.

"Revolutionary model operas were introduced by Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong, during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76). In music and theme, they differed greatly from traditional Beijing, Cantonese, and other operas, and had as their purpose not merely entertainment but the promotion of revolutionary fervor, socialism, and Mao Zedong thought (Maoism)...As with many operas, from the East and West, the actions, facial expressions, and physical portrayals in the revolutionary operas were exaggerated; yet - perhaps for this very reason - they were highly entertaining and popular. This book presents a generous selection of the most memorable scenes, along with photographs of choruses and orchestras; also included are the names of the photographers, titles of scenes, and a brief preface." -- Martin Parr & WassinkLundgren, The Chinese Photobook: From the 1900s to the Present, Aperture, 2015, p.243.

Provenance: A private London collection