Chinese Mao Zedong Seated Figure

Seated deep in a high-armed chair, hands on knees, in a coat the color of toffee.

This Mao Zedong seated figure is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. 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. A cast seated figure in a buttoned high-collared jacket sits in an upholstered armchair with wide square arms. Hands rest on the knees and the cloth falls in soft folds. The surface is a warm, golden brown with darker recesses. It is 8.25 inches wide, 10 deep and 12.75 high.

A throne-sized chair, and no one fidgets in it.