Mongolian Vintage Photograph, Framed

Crisp black-and-white photo of a waving man, matted in gilt.

This framed vintage photograph of Mao Zedong is from Hohhot, Mongolia, and is ca. 1969. It is paper. Photographic prints of this period were often hand tinted or mounted in simple frames, and they reflect how political imagery was shared in everyday life. Sharp monochrome print of a smiling man in a peaked cap and plain jacket, one arm raised in greeting, with a carved doorway behind. A wide pale mat and a worn gold-toned frame surround it, with rubbed edges. It is 9.5 inches wide and 12.6 high.

A friendly wave that has outlasted its photographer.