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 the release of a new stamp with a similar slogan.
Button dimensions: 2″ diameter (5 cm).
The button on the right shows Mao in a familiar pose. On the back it has the date as 1969 with the characters, 毛主席万岁, “Long live Mao.”
Button dimensions: 2.1″ (5.33 cm).
This piece is displayed in celebration of Women’s History Month. All women, as a group, in all cultures, under all governments deserve equal celebration. There is a little red book of Mao’s quotes like this one. She is wearing a Mao button like this one.…
It it the Chinese railway insignia. You can also see it in this painting on the man’s teacup.
This is a ceramic souvenir stand with Mao Zedong’s image imprinted on the front with his childhood home below his bust. The characters below his home say, “The Sun Rises Over Shaoshan. Mao was often referred to as the Red Sun of China. There is…