MAO CRAZE.

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Moulded imitation-jade bust celebrating the 100th anniversary of Mao's birth. A souvenir cashing in on the "Mao craze" of the 1990s, when the marking of the centenary of Mao's birthday sparked a wave of nostalgia and a proliferation of his image in homes, public spaces, and even taxis (via rear-view mirror hangings).A culturally significant phenomena, the "Mao craze" produced a wave of memoirs by those who had worked in close proximity to Mao and introduced a new generation to the mythology of the Long March and other formative events in the history of the Chinese Communist Party.This example is true to the design and high production quality of those issued in the 1960s. The box advertises the location and telephone number of the factory.

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