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Li Kuchan - Painting and Cardboard Roll with Seizure Seal from Beijing - Li Kuchan - Painting and cardboard roll with seizure seal from Beijing China, 1966-1976. The painting: paper, probably a reproduction after Li Kuchan. 38.8 × 26.5 cm. Signed and stamped lower left. The cardboard roll: wood, compressed wood, paper. Dimensions: L. 35.5 cm, D. 5.3 cm. Stamped. With the seizure seal of the Peking Revolutionary Committee of the Cultural Relics Administration Office; with information about the affected person (''Ciao jia'', among others). Condition: Signs of wear, browned, slightly creased. ''Chao jia'' during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) referred to the violent search of homes and the complete confiscation of property. Affected persons were those classified as ''class enemies'' such as intellectuals, former officials, or supposed counter-revolutionaries. Valuables were seized, books destroyed, and families publicly humiliated, a means of political punishment and intimidation. The Cultural Revolution was a ten-year political movement in China from 1966 to 1976, launched by Mao Zedong to eliminate ”bourgeois” influences and strengthen Maoist ideology. It began with the May 16th Notice in 1966 and effectively ended in October 1976 after Mao's death and the arrest of the Gang of Four. Key participants included the Red Guards, the Cultural Revolution Group, and the Gang of Four.