Title
Plaque of Chairman Mao
Year/Period
Late 1960s
Region
China
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: Dia: 8.3
Accession No.
1997-05130
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Xu Cheng Bin
This plaque featuring an older looking Mao was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Plaques also 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.
