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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Bust of Mao Zedong

Bust
ca. 1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A head-and-shoulders bust of Chairman Mao, wearing a Zhongshan zhuang ('Mao suit'), gazing straight ahead


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBust 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
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.0cm
  • Width: 23.0cm
From register
Style
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
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.134-1988

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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