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Wang Jingwei , cape

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Artist: Huang Yao 黃堯
Created: 1 November 1935
Media: Cartoon
Source: Courtesy of the Huang Yao Foundation
Notes:

Huang Yao was a prolific cartoonist during the Nanjing Decade. Unlike many other cartoonists of his day, he chose to follow the Nationalist Government to Chongqing following the Japanese invasion. Arguably his best known character was Niu bizi (Ox Nose), who could be turned into any number of other real of fictional figures.

In this image, depicting an assassination attempt on Wang Jingwei in 1935, Niu bizi is transformed into Chiang Kai-shek by the inclusion of a cape (standing to the rear of the image)

Further Reading:

Huang Yao Foundation