This Dehua or Blanc de Chine porcelain statue of Chairman Mao in his younger days is a highly unusual piece. Made from Dehua porcelain during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), porcelain makers at the time focused on portraying Mao and other leaders in heroic terms; “Dehua artisans applied their very best skills to produce immaculate statuettes of the Great Leader and the heroes of the revolution.”
This soviet style of propaganda art espousing revolutionary ideals was considered acceptable compared to other Western ‘bourgeois’ forms.
At a staggering 78cm high this is the single largest Chairman Mao Dehua piece we have ever seen in person or online. It is extremely rare to find a Dehua statue of this size, much less from this period. His clothing and pose strongly evokes Soviet propaganda art of the time, particularly his army armband and his hat that he is holding, .
Price marked at $2250, which is commensurate for Cold War era Dehua statues of this rarity and size.
Height of 78cm, base measurements 22 by 17.5cm.
Condition: Good, wear to base commensurate with age. Very light wear overall commensurate with age. What looks like an old repair to the base around the feet and the base area as pictured.
