Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Blue-and-red plate with a hanging lantern and clapping hands.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. During the Cultural Revolution, the article says, Mao's portrait or statue stood in virtually every home, and people bowed before it and recited quotations from the small Little Red Book. Red rectangular shapes at the left and a red lantern at the upper right surround a half figure clapping against a pale blue and white field. The jacket shows rainbow glints. It is 2.1 inches wide and 2.5 high.

A lantern, a clap, and a very cheerful palette.