Chinese Cultural Revolution Mirror

A red banner of five heads in profile glows above a black panel and a line of text.

This cultural revolution mirror is from China, and dates to the mid 20th century. It is wood & glass. After Mao's death in 1976, the Communist Party began a process of de-Mao-ization, and much memorabilia was destroyed, statues were taken down, and many badges were collected and melted into functional objects. A tall rectangular panel in a worn golden frame, mostly black. At the top, a red block holds five bearded and clean-shaven heads in profile, with a line of red characters beneath it. The frame is rubbed at the edges. It is 17.25 inches wide, 0.25 deep and 24.5 high.

Heavy on the black, and the red knows exactly where to sit.