Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Faint grey profile, even fainter red writing, and a lot of white space.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is porcelain. Propaganda posters of the era generally pictured a utopian society, with smiling farmers, brave soldiers and happy people gathered around Mao, who was cast as a benevolent father and wise teacher. Rounded white disc with a delicate shadow at one side. The grey head faces left and sits high in the field, while a line of pale orange-red brushed characters is almost lost below it. It is 1 inches in diameter.

Understated is putting it kindly, and also correctly.