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Item Type: Vintage Figural Ceramic / Propaganda Art
Era / Period: Late 1960s (Mao Era, PRC)
Subject: Seated worker reading and writing at a table
Inscription: Table surface inscribed with 大字报 (Dazibao / "Big Character Poster")
Dimensions: Approximately 5 inches high
Condition: Good vintage condition with minor surface wear
Description
Authentic late 1960s Chinese Cultural Revolution-era ceramic figurine.
Depicts a seated revolutionary worker in Socialist Realist style, outfitted in a traditional worker's cap and simple clothing.
Features hand-painted facial details, book, brush, and ink bowl.
The table is prominently inscribed with 大字报 (Dazibao), directly referencing the radical political poster campaigns of the era.
Hollow-molded buff/tan glazed ceramic construction.
Unmarked base. A rare and specific piece of mid-century political history.
Search Words
Mao era, Maoist, Cultural Revolution, Chinese propaganda art, Dazibao, Big Character Poster, socialist realism, Chinese worker, revolutionary porcelain, political ceramic, 1960s China, PRC
