It is a small and delicate papercut of Mao Zedong. It comes from the Cultural Revolution period, between 1966 and 1976.
Papercut is a traditional Chinese handicraft and has been practiced for hundreds of years. Papercuts are common during the Chinese New Year, which is also known as Spring Festival.
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A Papercut of Mao Zedong from the Cultural Revolution period.
Print # 6 in the Appreciation of Modern Art Volume 3
Mao’s quotations in Russian.
A collection of select picture storybooks from 1973. This was a Beijing Middle School library book and still has the library card sleeve on the inside back page. Stories were selected from the National Picture Storybook Drawing Exhibition of China. Each story in the book…