It is a hand-carved wooden chop of the “Great Joint Committee” for the Postal Service of Luan city in Anhui Province. Ink is commonly red and the wood clearly shows the ink stain.
Chops are used for official business and you can how they are used here.
The Artzeum logo was designed to resemble an official chop.
Below is a view of the whole chop.
Stamps are usually referred to as “chops” in English. They are used in official business and are equivalent to a signature.
A Papercut of Mao Zedong from the Cultural Revolution period.
Woman’s handcrafted embroidered shoes with a hand-embroidered flower design. Note the delicate stitching along the edges and on the toe of the shoes. These shoes have never been worn. Below you can see a close up view of the embroidery and delicate stitching. Below is…
A revolutionary teapot with the slogan “Service to the people” on the back.