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A large Jingdezhen porcelain Mao button. Jingdezhen is a city in Jiangsu province famous for high-quality porcelain. Porcelain has been produced there as early as the sixth century CE. It was once the manufacturing area of porcelain for the Emperors. The back view of the…

Inner Mongolia.

This poster is contained in a protective acid-free covering. There may be some noticeable glare.

This poster is contained in a protective acid-free covering. There may be some noticeable glare.

A memorial stand with an image of Mao Zedong together with Lin Biao inspecting the army. The characters on the base read, 毛主席万岁！Long Live Chairman Mao! Below is the backside of the stand.

A notebook with blank pages for writing Mao’s quotes. View inside images below. Below is an image of the first inside page photo pocket.

Quote by Lin Biao 林彪 reads, ”The Supreme Directive: The people, and only the people, are the motive force in shaping world history.” View of the base below.

“Workers of All Countries, Unite!” Inside-page quote.

“The Serfs creating a new history,” number one in a series of woodblock prints.

“Red hearts” refer to the hearts of revolutionaries.

The Chinese name 蒸蒸日上 is an expression that literally means, “steaming days better”. It is an expression that carries the idea that things get better through steaming, such as steamed foods. The character 蒸，means to cook by steam.