CHINESE PRINTED CALENDARS
Pair of Chinese scroll-style printed calendars, each 40" x 14 1/2", printed in China by the Shanghai Commercial Press to advertise the Standard Oil Company of New York, or Socony, now known as Mobil. The first scroll is a colorful depiction of two gentlemen being serenaded by a group of gorgeously and elaborately dressed ladies with various musical instruments, against an elaborate architectural setting amongst fantastical mountains. The Socony logo appears at the lower left corner of the image, and a calendar in Chinese is printed at the bottom. The second scroll is another elaborate and colorful architectural scene, populated by warlords, ladies with musical instruments, peacocks, a tiger, and dancers. The Socony logo appears at the lower right corner, and again beneath the image, with a calendar in Chinese at the bottom. Both scrolls are strengthened by metal supports across the top and bottom edges, although one is missing from the latter scroll. The edges are noticeably chipped, with the latter example bearing several vertical tears at the top edge repaired on the verso with cello tape, else good to very good.