Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Golden profile with a little dancer and a pine tree off to one side.

This Mao Zedong circular 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. Warm gold shapes a left-facing head that fills the upper part of a red disc. Beneath it, a small figure in a pose with one arm lifted stands on a golden hill, beside a single tall tree. The red is deep and glossy. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

A small hill, and a lot of choreography.