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In one of the earliest posters for this team of Asian illusionists, two sheets are employed to ample effect, with each half illustrating several of the performed tricks by the Fak Hongs. The disparate scenes are united by the smoldering fumes emanating from the cauldron at the bottom. And what an array of mystical—and frequently disembodied—deceptions the audience must have been in for. The anonymous artist also opted to leave no magic cliché behind: the Grim Reaper, dragons, devils, skulls, serpents, and exotic birds offer a taste of the fabulous and frightful possibilities in this black arts affair.
Imp. E. Mirabet, Valencia
literature: PAI-LXXVII, 21