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The Pyongna line is the main Southwest-Northeast rail line running between the capital Pyongyang and Rajin, a town near the Russian border. The round logo of the Chosŏn Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk Ch’ŏldosŏng (North Korean State Railways) can be found on the trolley next to the attendant.\r\nThe smiling attendant is wearing a neat, colourful uniform, complete with a white cap, apron and shoes. She is checking the time on her wristwatch next to her trolley stacked with food and drinks. Crates overflowing with crabs and apples, probably local produce from Hongwon, are found at her feet.\r\nThe youthful, attractive attendant and the profusion of food are painted in vibrant colours in contrast to the bare, monochromatic background of the station platform. The painting vehiculates thereby the image of a young, punctual and modern North Korean State Railways in a land where food abounds. This painting is dated to 1989, and was perhaps produced to give a positive image of the DPRK during the 13th  World Festival of Youth and Students hosted in Pyongyang in July 1989. \r\nThe painting is signed and sealed Yi Chong-Ch’ŏl.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Painting on paper, depicting a female railway attendant with a trolley. She is smiling and wearing a neat, colourful uniform, complete with a white cap, apron and shoes. Her trolley is stacked with food and drinks, and bears the round logo of the <i>Chosŏn Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk Ch’ŏldosŏng</i> (North Korean State Railways). 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