Large Chairman Mao Tse-Tung Wall Hanging Textile, circa 1969. Hangzhou: The East Is Red Silk Weaving Factory. Large cotton brocade Jacquard woven textile banner with the bust portrait of Chairman Mao in black, gray tones and white, captioned in red letters "Comrade Mao Tse-Tung" on lower margin. Size: 78'' x 51'' (198 x 130 cm).

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