Jesus was born in Asia. He was Asian. Yet the preponderance of Christian art that shows him at home in Europe has meant that he is embedded deeply in the popular imagination as Western.

Chinese Christian posters boldly proclaimed salvation, freedom, and hope amid a tumultuous political period. Between 1927 and 1949, millions of Christian posters appeared on the streets of China ...

Like much previous Christian art, the emphasis remained on Jesus’ victory over death rather than any desire to depict the reality or violence of his crucifixion.