Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin
About this piece
Gold gate and a little red tower below a head in profile.
This Mao Zedong circular 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. Plain red fills the round face, with a large left-facing head in a gold and silvery tone. Below the neck, a small gateway building with a flat roof and slim towers extends beyond the lower edge. Light rainbow sheen shows on the head. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.
A front gate that has seen better days, politely.




