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Portrait of Chairman Mao

Papercut
20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Papercut: Portrait of Chairman Mao. White paper coloured red on upper surface, knife cut with scoring.


Object details

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Object type
TitlePortrait of Chairman Mao (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paper, knife cut, with scoring
Brief description
Papercut: Portrait of Chairman Mao by Hou Yimin; red paper; China; 20th century.
Physical description
Papercut: Portrait of Chairman Mao. White paper coloured red on upper surface, knife cut with scoring.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.126-1996

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Record createdNovember 11, 2002
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