Adding the art of the revolution to traditional crafts.
One of the vases lower right has a design from 白毛女 “The White-Haired Woman,” one of the Eight Model Operas.
New artwork applied to traditional pieces.
The world through the eyes of children. Artwork by children during the Cultural Revolution.
The lotus shoe used by women with bound feet. The feet are called Golden Lotus, referred to as the “Three ‘thumb’ Golden Lotus” 三寸金莲 in Chinese. Three thumb lengths was considered the perfect size for the foot. This was a practice that eluded to high…
“Bombard the Headquarters – My Big Character Poster” – Mao Zedong