Title
Teapot with cover
Year/Period
1960s-1970s
Region
China
Dimension
Object size: H20.4 x W18.5 x D12.5 cm
Accession No.
1997-04836
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Xu Cheng Bin
This porcelain lidded teapot has an overglaze decoration on a pure white body with a motif of Sister Jiang. An iconic figure of the Communist Party, she was popularised as a heroine, who sacrificed her life for the Chinese revolution, fighting the nationalist party, the Kuomingtang (1930s-1949). During the Cultural Revolution, her story was adapted to stage plays to promote nationality.
