The East is Red

 

             March 2009          

 

BKS 00654

Rare Chairman Mao Book of Poems

This is a rare and unusual book of Chairman Mao's poems for a number of reasons - early printing, traditional Chinese characters, traditional ancient text binding, and very fine paper.

Price: US $350                                          more....

Location: Beijing, China

SLK 00239

Cultural Revolution General Zhe De Silk Brocade

This is a Chinese produced silk portrait of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Zhu De. General Zhu was a comrade of Mao Tse-Tung during the Long March of the 1930's and managed to survive the purges of the Cultural Revolution. Attached to his uniform is the badge worn by Chinese 'volunteers' during the Korean War.

Price: US $60                                          more....

Location: Beijing, China

MIS 00045

Chairman Mao Tie Bar

This is an usual piece that is presumably from after the Cultural Revolution as western ties were rarely in use, and it has been suggested this was made for the 100th anniversary of Chairman Mao's birth in 1993.

Price: US $40                                          more....

Location: Beijing, China

BKS 00335

Communist Party Dues Booklet

This is a wonderful historical document showing the dues paid by a Mr. Guo to the Chinese Communist Party at his workplace, the Yichang Power Factory.

Price: US $50                                          more....

Location: Beijing, China

BKS 00342

Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung

THE book of the Cultural Revolution! This particular little red book is quite unusual as it has red paper covers, as opposed to the red vinyl or white paper.

Price: US $60                                          more....

Location: Beijing, China

BKS 00504

People's Liberation Army Song Book

This is a great example of how the PLA never leaves anything to chance - this book of songs has songs to last the whole year!

Price: US $20                                          more....

Location: Beijing, China

PLT 00077

Pair of Cultural Revolution Bowls

These bowls are a nice pair with traditional CR themes - a train crossing the plains in front of a factory, both to symbolize the rise and modernization of China under Chairman Mao.

Price: US $90                                        more....

Location: Beijing, China

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PLT 00078

Cultural Revolution Bowl

This bowl has a traditional CR theme - a train crossing the plains in front of a factory, both to symbolize the rise and modernization of China under Chairman Mao. It is similar to the pair being offered, although larger and made of a different ceramic material.

Price: US $50                                        more....

Location: Beijing, China

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PLT 00072

Cultural Revolution Enamel Bowl

This bowl has been decorated with four slogans from the Cultural Revolution.

Price: US $30                                        more....

Location: Beijing, China

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Unsold items from previous month have been added to the respective pages on our website.