Regardless of how you feel about China in 2021, the reforms under Mao during the years after WWII were simply awful. Executions of thousands of peasants during their "land reform" were common and this extremely rare photograph, smuggled through Hong Kong, are dramatic reminders of how awful the time was. Issued by the International News and stamped on the back with a full paper caption, the image is being offered here for the first time ever fresh out of a newspaper archive.

Size: 7x9
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10