Chinese Cultural Revolution Teapot

A red-line portrait in a star cap grins from a teapot with a bail handle.

This cultural revolution teapot is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is painted porcelain. Cultural Revolution memorabilia, whether porcelain figures, buttons or posters, is described as reflecting pivotal moments in modern Chinese history and the lives swept up in that period, beyond the figure it portrays. A white teapot with a tall cylindrical body, a swing handle over a lidded top and a long curved spout. A red-outlined face in a starred cap sits among green pine sprays, with a line of gray characters below. It is 8 inches wide, 6 deep and 7 high.

A cheerful face on a vessel meant for daily pouring.