Mongolian Bust of Mao Zedong

Tousled hair, buttoned jacket, and a skin of dark copper-brown patina.

This bust of Mao Zedong is from Hohhot, Mongolia, and dates to the 20th century. It is porcelain. 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. Bust in a deep chocolate-brown finish with lighter rubbed highs along the hair, collar and pocket flaps. The jacket is buttoned to the neck with two flap pockets, and the face is modeled with heavy lids and firm lips. It is 7.5 inches wide, 4.5 deep and 9 high.

Weighty, brooding, and perfectly happy on a desk.