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Badge

1968 - 1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Snow (photographer)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

A circular convex badge with gilt rim. Decoration: Mao Zedong in Eighth Route Army Uniform

Object details

Category
Portraits
Object type
Badge
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, transfer-printed and glazed, gilt rim
Porcelain
Transfer Printing
Glazing
Brief description
Badge, China, 1968-69, porcelain and transfer printed, Chairman Mao
Physical description
A circular convex badge with gilt rim. Decoration: Mao Zedong in Eighth Route Army Uniform
Dimensions
  • Width: 4.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Nei Menggu zizhiqu geming weiyuanhui ding zhi' and 'Jing 15' in red on reverse
Translation
Made to the order of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Revolutionary Committee
Gallery label
30. GROUP OF BADGES
Made in various ceramic centres, China, 1966
Porcelain with transfer printing
FE.135-143-1988

During the Cultural Revolution, the outward sign of
boundless loyalty to Chairman Mao was the wearing of
his image, usually on lapel badges. A small number of
centrally-approved images of Mao, at various stages in
his career, were manufactured in immense quantities and
in a very wide variety of media.

[20th century gallery]
Object history
Acquired for the museum by Qu Leilei in the course of a trip to China in early 1988
Notes on significance: Made to commemorate the establishment of the Revolutionary Committee of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region

Historical significance: This image of Mao, taken by American journalist Edgar Snow and appearing in his Red Star over China (1937), was one of the most popular in the decade 1966-1976.
Production
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, CHINA. (Image also shows FE.135-1988, FE.136-1988, FE.137-1988, FE.138-1988, FE.139-1988, FE.141-1988, FE.142-1988 and FE.143-1988)
Subject depicted
Mao
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.140-1988

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
Record URL
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