b'88738 742A pair of hand painted Chinese porcelain vases showingA PORTRAIT POSTER OF CHAIRMAN MAO in green uniform mirrored scenes of an ocean liner at sunset with theagainst a red background with white border. This is generally inscription Sailing the seas depends on a Helmsman,believed to be the earliest official portrait of Chairman Mao making revolution depends on Mao Zedong thought.after the foundation of the Peoples Republic of China. It Smaller paintings of the ship on reverse, early 1970s, carries a stamp in the lower right corner on the reverse which hand-painted on base Jiangxi Porcelain Company translates Free copy given by the Editing and Publishing Unit, 27.5cm high All-China Federation of Trade Unions. Printed by Shanghai PROVENANCE Xu Sheng Ji Printing Factory for Beijing Workers Publishing Bloomsbury Auctions, London, November 2009House. Not dated. Size: 78cm x 54cm.Mao and the arts of New China. (2) $700800$500750743739 A PAIR OF CULTURAL REVOLUTION BANNERS WITH Cylindrical vase, decorated with Cultural Revolution transferQUOTES OF CHAIRMAN MAO: each with a quotation in prints of paramount leader Mao Zedong and Lin Biao, hisyellow on a red background, and headed by a woodcut style then second-in-command and designated successor but whoportrait image of Mao. Determined, not afraid to sacrifice died in a plane crash in September 1971 in Mongolia after theto overcome all difficulties to win and Without a correct discovery of a plot to remove Mao. He was posthumouslypolitical opinion, there is no soul, printing details and date condemned as a traitor. Beneath the image of the pairat lower edge. Shandong Peoples Publishing House, March, it reads Chairman Mao and his close comrade Lin Biao1967. 76cm x 26cm each.inspect the army of the Cultural Revolution. On the reverse$200300 it reads Chairman Mao quotation / Grasp the revolution and promote production, 74412.5cm high, 5.3cm diameter Poster with quotation from Chairman Mao in yellow font on PROVENANCE a crimson red background with yellow border. Headed by a Michael Backman, London 2011 woodcut style portrait image of Mao, The people, only the $150250people, are the driving force behind the creation of world history, with print details and date at lower edge. Shanxi 740 Peoples Publishing House, February, 1968. 74cm x 32cm.A circular porcelain Maoist box decorated with Cultural$100150 Revolution transfer prints of paramount leader Mao Zedong and Lin Biao, his then second-in-command and designated successor but who died in a plane crash in September 1971 in Mongolia after the discovery of a plot to remove Mao; he was posthumously condemned as a traitor. Beneath the image of the pair on the lid it reads Chairman Mao and his close comrade Lin Biao inspect the army of the Cultural Revolution. The interior of the base reads Great Leader, Great Teacher, Great Commander in Chief, Great Helmsman,13.4cm diameterPROVENANCEMichael Backman, London 2011$150250 741An unusual garlic head-style porcelain vase decorated with transfer prints celebrating the Cultural Revolution, with a portrait of the young Mao Zedong and a number of his quotations. Around the mouth of the vase reads Great leader, teacher, helmsman and commander-in-chief, and around the shoulder Top instruction: must not forget war of classes. Around the main body of the vase it reads Great Helmsman, Great Commander in Chief, Great Leader, Great Teacher, Lin Biao and Sailing the seas requires a helmsman: revolution requires Mao Zedong thought. Lin Biao originated the title of Great Helmsman for Chairman Mao, before he was later condemned as a traitor. 31cm high$250350 738'