Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Full-length figure in a long coat, standing small against a red sun.

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. Without any rim, the bright red disc carries a slim standing figure in a long robe, modeled in light silvery tones with a faint iridescent shimmer. A rocky base with small rounded forms anchors the figure below the disc. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

A whole person, somehow made to fit a lapel.