Everyday Items 日常用品

A pair of chopsticks and a chopstick rest made with green jade. The chopstick rest is made in the shape of a silver sycee, If you like this post please click like above.

It is a postage stamp with an image of Mao Zedong waving as he looks out over the Tiananmen Plaza from atop the Tiananmen Gate. This is one stamp from a set of two. You can view the other here. Click to like.

It is a postage stamp with an image of Mao Zedong with Lin Biao looking out toward the Tiananmen Plaza from atop the Tiananmen Gate. This is one stamp from a set of two. You can view the other here. Click to like.

A Papercut of Mao Zedong from the Cultural Revolution period.

Woman’s handcrafted embroidered shoes with a hand-embroidered flower design. Note the delicate stitching along the edges and on the toe of the shoes. These shoes have never been worn. Below you can see a close up view of the embroidery and delicate stitching. Below is…

It it the Chinese railway insignia. You can also see it in this painting on the man’s teacup.

A hardcover notebook with a revolutionary image pasted on the front that says, 干一辈子革命 读一辈子毛主席的书 “Revolution for a lifetime, read books by Chairman Mao for a lifetime.” The inside image is below. The calligraphy reads, 向雷锋同志学习–毛泽东 ”Learn from Comrade Lei Feng–Mao Zedong.”

The flag pin on the left is from the Beijing Workers Representative Union. On the bottom it says, 为人名服务 “Service to the people.” Year: 1967. Dimensions: 1″ x 1″ (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm). Place of origin: Beijing. The brass pin in the middle is…

The two buttons on the left are the same image, the colored one is 2″ (5 cm) in diameter and the smaller one is 1.5“ (3.8 cm). The back of the large button reads, “Celebrate Chairman Mao Longevity and Limitlessness.” The button on the right…

A silkscreened armband with the characters 红卫兵，Red Guard printed on it. See similar armbands here. Below is the same armband that was handstitched, most likely by a family member.