Madame Mao's Dowry

Madame Mao's Dowry We are a design store focusing on the development of design in China since the beginning of the Mao era.

We hold a range of vintage stock, especially propaganda items from the Mao Period, alongside works by contemporary designers.

Here’s wishing you all peace, health and prosperity in the Year of the Dragon.
04/02/2024

Here’s wishing you all peace, health and prosperity in the Year of the Dragon.

Here’s wishing for health, peace and prosperity in our Dragon Year! The studio will be closed over the holidays but you ...
04/02/2024

Here’s wishing for health, peace and prosperity in our Dragon Year! The studio will be closed over the holidays but you can see a good selection of our stock at our pop-up at The Middle House next to Taikoo Hui on Shimen Yi Lu.

The Mahjong Incident aka Jade Mahjong, 1980’s film poster
08/11/2021

The Mahjong Incident aka Jade Mahjong, 1980’s film poster

Mahjong artwork is going up! 5 days to go to our opening of Dragons and Sparrows, Highlights from Madame Mao’s Mahjong C...
01/11/2021

Mahjong artwork is going up! 5 days to go to our opening of Dragons and Sparrows, Highlights from Madame Mao’s Mahjong Collection. Join us at our studio space in Shanghai, Saturday 3-6pm. Details on our wechat MadameMaosDowry

Sneak Peak of our upcoming exhibition (November 6th) of vintage mahjong and it’s stories. Here’s an illustration of Peki...
25/10/2021

Sneak Peak of our upcoming exhibition (November 6th) of vintage mahjong and it’s stories. Here’s an illustration of Peking University students being arrested for playing mahjong and smoking o***m in the first decade of the 20th century. Check back for more details soon.

Front cover of China Pictorial May 1973, English Edition. Nearly every month their cover was astounding in any language ...
11/10/2021

Front cover of China Pictorial May 1973, English Edition. Nearly every month their cover was astounding in any language

Hand decorated album page from Shanghai, 1956
05/10/2021

Hand decorated album page from Shanghai, 1956

A fabric-covered box gift set of mahjong produced in Henan in the 1970’s to celebrate the sand of the Yellow River ...
27/09/2021

A fabric-covered box gift set of mahjong produced in Henan in the 1970’s to celebrate the sand of the Yellow River

Seems 30 years ago washing hands was promoted as fun. Educational poster, 1990
13/09/2021

Seems 30 years ago washing hands was promoted as fun. Educational poster, 1990

These 13 x 18.5cm posters, whether held in the hand, stuck to a desk or collected in a folder were a seriously intimate ...
06/09/2021

These 13 x 18.5cm posters, whether held in the hand, stuck to a desk or collected in a folder were a seriously intimate encounter with propaganda. They also look stunning framed and grouped on a wall

Mao badges and a traditional cake mould: that works!
30/08/2021

Mao badges and a traditional cake mould: that works!

Here’s a Mao Period wool factory apron exhorting workers to ‘safe production,’ given extra force with a Mao badge adorn...
23/08/2021

Here’s a Mao Period wool factory apron exhorting workers to ‘safe production,’ given extra force with a Mao badge adornment

Address

207 Fumin Lu
Shanghai
200040

Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 19:00
Thursday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 19:00
Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Sunday 10:00 - 19:00

Telephone

86-21-54033551

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