Bust of Mao Zedong
Bust
ca. 1968 (made)
ca. 1968 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A head-and-shoulders bust of Chairman Mao, wearing a Zhongshan zhuang ('Mao suit'), gazing straight ahead
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bust of Mao Zedong (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain |
| Brief description | Portrait bust of Mao Zedong, glazed porcelain, Tangshan or Handan, China, ca.1968 |
| Physical description | A head-and-shoulders bust of Chairman Mao, wearing a Zhongshan zhuang ('Mao suit'), gazing straight ahead |
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| Credit line | Bought for the Museum in China by Qu Lei-lei |
| Object history | Acquired for the museum by Qu Leilei in the course of a trip to China in early 1988 |
| Production | From register |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.134-1988 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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