Modern Sketch

[1] The owner of the publication was Shao Xunmei (Zau Sinmay),[2] and the editor was Lu Shaofei (魯少飛; 鲁少飞).

[2] Many of the works featured in the magazine were created by students who later gained positions in the Chinese government later in the 20th century.

[5] Andrew Jones, author of Developmental Fairy Tales, stated that Modern Sketch and its two sister publications "were famous for the quality of their production values and the graphic art (including cartoons, photomontage, and other forms) adorning their pages.

[1] Issue #26, printed February 1936, had a negative depiction of Xu Shiying, the Ambassador of China to Japan.

As a result, the authorities suspended the magazine's publication beginning in March 1936, and Lu Shaofei was detained.