Ho Chi Minh
Figure
1966-1976 (made)
1966-1976 (made)
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Bust of Ho Chi Minh, leader of the struggle for Vietnamese independence from France and of the communist Vietminh state in North Vietnam that adpated many ideas and metholds form the Chinese Communist movement. Modelled in a mould, in two sections. Heavy, thick-bodied, but well-detailed portrait.
Object details
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| Title | Ho Chi Minh (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Unglazed porcelain |
| Brief description | Bust of Ho Chi Minh, unglazed porcelain, China (probably Jingdezhen), 1966-1976 |
| Physical description | Bust of Ho Chi Minh, leader of the struggle for Vietnamese independence from France and of the communist Vietminh state in North Vietnam that adpated many ideas and metholds form the Chinese Communist movement. Modelled in a mould, in two sections. Heavy, thick-bodied, but well-detailed portrait. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Simon Kwan |
| Historical context | The bust may have been made to give as an official or diplomatic gift. At this time the American campaign in Vietnam "had reached a state of publicly acknowledged bankruptcy" (Fairbank and Reischauer, China Tradition and Transformation, p. 516), and Vietnamese/Chinese political links were strong; they were to decline to the point of border warfare when the Vietnamese moved against Chinese-backed initiatives in Cambodia in the 1970s. |
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| Accession number | FE.33-1990 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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