Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Under a bright blue sky, a gold building stands beside red script.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. 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. Tiny rectangle split vertically. The left panel is deep red with gold characters in three short lines, and the right shows a gold house-like building beneath a pale blue sky, with a lettered strip underneath. It is 1.25 inches wide and 0.75 high.

A small postcard that happens to have a pin.