Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Straw hat tilted, shirt open, a wheat field growing up to his chest.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. 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 wide-brimmed hat shades a male bust in relief against a pale turquoise sky with distant factory chimneys. A red cloth drapes behind the shoulders, and textured yellow grain runs along the bottom edge of the square plaque. It is 2.5 inches wide and 2.25 high.

The harvest got top billing, and the hat approves.