Chinese Mao Zedong Portrait Plate

A dark disc, a finely stippled face, and a collar crisp down to the top button.

This Mao Zedong portrait plate is from Hebei Province, China, and dates to the mid 20th century. It is porcelain & wood. 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. A round black disc with a lifelike frontal portrait etched in fine white dots, down to a small mole and a buttoned high-collared jacket. The surface is glossy and smooth, and the face has soft, even shading. It is 2 inches high and 16 in diameter.

Pinpoint detail, from the hair to the top button.