Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Seated figure in a wicker chair under a drift of red clouds.

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. On a rectangular red plate, a figure sits in a high-backed woven chair with one hand on the armrest. Faint cloud swirls and a hint of mountain lines are etched into the red field behind. It is 1.75 inches wide and 2 high.

Settled in comfortably, with the clouds for company.