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His Story Collections — 1966–1976 Cultural Revolution Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan Porcelain Badge | GBCA MS67
His Story Collections Presents
1966–1976 Chinese Cultural Revolution
Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan Porcelain Portrait Badge
毛主席去安源 瓷质像章
GBCA MS67 | Certified No. 5110107419
A distinctive Cultural Revolution-era porcelain portrait badge depicting Chairman Mao Zedong in the celebrated “Mao Goes to Anyuan” (毛主席去安源) imagery.
Unlike the mass-produced aluminum Mao badges that characterized much of the Cultural Revolution, this example was manufactured in porcelain, allowing Mao’s portrait to appear in full color against a white glazed surface.
Certified by GBCA at MS67, this is an unusually well-preserved example of a politically and historically significant form of Chinese revolutionary memorabilia.
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The Story
Mao Goes to Anyuan
The imagery used on this badge originates from one of the most recognizable works of political art from the Cultural Revolution era: 《毛主席去安源》 — “Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan.”
The scene commemorates Mao Zedong’s connection with the early Chinese Communist labor movement and, in particular, revolutionary organizing associated with the Anyuan coal miners during the early 1920s.
During the Cultural Revolution, the Anyuan story was elevated into an important part of Mao’s revolutionary narrative.
The famous image portrayed a youthful Mao as a determined revolutionary figure embarking upon his mission to mobilize workers. Reproductions of the image appeared in posters, prints, publications, household objects, and political badges throughout China.
This porcelain badge reflects that extraordinary period when political iconography became embedded in everyday material culture.
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Porcelain Mao Badges
Hundreds of millions of Mao badges were produced during the Cultural Revolution, with aluminum and other metals accounting for the overwhelming majority.
Porcelain examples represent a visually distinctive branch of Mao badge production.
Porcelain permitted:
* Full-color portraiture
* A smooth glazed surface
* More painterly representations of Mao
* Greater visual resemblance to contemporary propaganda paintings
The fragile nature of porcelain also means that intact surviving examples with their original pin mechanisms are particularly appealing to collectors of Cultural Revolution material culture.
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Obverse
The obverse features a color portrait of Mao Zedong, shown wearing a green Chinese tunic.
Below the portrait appears:
毛主席去安源
“Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan”
The composition reflects the celebrated Anyuan revolutionary imagery that became widely reproduced during the Cultural Revolution.
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Reverse
The reverse retains its metal pin assembly for attachment to clothing.
A red production or maker’s mark is visible on the porcelain surface.
Age-related discoloration and surface traces are visible on the reverse, consistent with the historical nature and construction of the object.
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GBCA Certification
This example has been independently encapsulated and graded by GBCA.
Certification Number: 5110107419
Grade: MS67
Description: 毛主席像章
Variety: 毛主席去安源
Material: 瓷质 / Porcelain
Period: 1966–1976
Diameter: 42.5 mm
Weight: 7.3 g
The certification number and grading information shown in the photographs correspond with GBCA’s verification information.
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Historical Context
The Cultural Revolution, lasting from 1966 to 1976, produced one of the largest bodies of political material culture of the twentieth century.
Mao badges were worn on clothing and displayed as expressions of political identification, revolutionary participation, and loyalty to Mao Zedong.
Today these objects are collected not merely as badges, but as physical witnesses to a transformative and turbulent period of modern Chinese history.
This porcelain example preserves both the political iconography and manufacturing culture of that era.
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Item Details
Country: China
Period: Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976
Subject: Mao Zedong / Chairman Mao
Theme: Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan
Chinese: 毛主席去安源
Object Type: Political / Commemorative Portrait Badge
Material: Porcelain
Diameter: 42.5 mm
Weight: 7.3 g
Certification: GBCA
Grade: MS67
Certification No.: 5110107419
Pin: Present
Encapsulation: GBCA certified holder
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Condition
Certified GBCA MS67.
Please examine all photographs carefully. The photographs form an important part of the description and show the exact item offered.
Natural manufacturing characteristics, toning, discoloration, traces of age, and other characteristics associated with historical porcelain badges may be present.
The GBCA holder should remain sealed. Opening or damaging the certified holder may invalidate the grading company’s certification or after-sales service.
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Why This Piece Is Special
This badge combines several particularly collectible characteristics:
* Authentic Cultural Revolution-period subject matter
* Famous “Mao Goes to Anyuan” imagery
* Porcelain rather than common aluminum construction
* Full-color Mao portrait
* Original reverse pin mechanism
* Large 42.5 mm format
* High GBCA MS67 grade
* Individually numbered certification
* Strong connection to twentieth-century Chinese political and social history
Rather than simply being a political badge, it is a surviving artifact of the extraordinarily powerful visual culture created during the Cultural Revolution.
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A Piece of History
At His Story Collections, we believe historical objects are more than collectibles.
They are witnesses.
This badge survives from an era when portraits of Mao appeared throughout China and political imagery became inseparable from everyday life.
More than half a century later, it remains a tangible artifact of that remarkable and complex chapter of modern Chinese history.
Carry History With You.
