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).
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…
A 3D desktop photo of 白毛女 “The White-Haired Woman,” one of the Eight Model Operas.
Official Certificate of Accomplishment for learning and applying the principles of Mao’s thought. The certificate has three official red chop marks to officialize the credential. You can see similar certificates on the back wall in this print. The image of Mao resembles a red sun,…