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The Chinese People are More Ambitious

The traditional shape and border decorations of this vase contrast with its non-traditional imagery: young girls, who are armed with guns and bayonets, are in the midst of a rigorous bout of physical training. The poem on the back of the vase reaffirms this rejection of traditional gender roles. It reads: “Chinese boys and girls have many high aspirations/ They do not love red clothes, but love red arms.”
ARTIST
Hui Cheng
DATE
1974
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DIMENSIONS
Height: 46.4 cm; diameter: 33.7 cm