A bowl from the “Learn from Dazhai” movement. Below you can see more views from the top and bottom.
This is a rice bowl from the period of “Learn from Dazhai” a movement to follow the agricultural example of Dazhai county.
Stamps are usually referred to as “chops” in English. They are used in official business and are equivalent to a signature.
This type of hat was the most common during the Cultural Revolution and was worn with the typical red “five-star.” See a poster with an image of Mao wearing the same type of hat here.
The button on the left shows Mao’s silhouette against the map of China on a globe. On the back, it shows the date as 1968 and a semi-undecipherable slogan, ? ? 呼全国一片红 “The whole country is red.” During this time period, in 1968, there was…