Title
Plaque of young Mao
Year/Period
Late 1960s
Region
China
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: Dia: 9
Accession No.
1997-05129
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Xu Cheng Bin
Plaques such as this, were produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. They feature popular images of a youthful Mao dressed as both a scholar and a soldier. To avoid being seen as counter-revolutionary, people producing Cultural Revolution materials often re-used standard images of Mao and combined them with other approved motifs. This can be seen in this plaque featuring Mao in a Red Army uniform.
