This porcelain bowl features a transfer design of Li Tiemei, daughter of Li Yuhe. The two figures are characters of 'The Red Lantern', one of the eight "model performances" (yangbanxi) of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). It shows her holding high the red lantern which once belonged to her father. The elder Li, who was captured and killed by the Japanese forces, is seen to have sacrificed his life for the communist revolution. The red lantern which he bequeathed to his daughter is thus highly symbolic. Her possession of the lantern affirms her role as a successor of the revolution. Her name (which means iron-willed plum blossom) further indicates to audiences the kind of revolutionary attitude which they should have.
