MAOTAI PORCELAIN BOTTLE.

Maotai porcelain bottle - without content, cylindrical shape slightly concave in the middle, green, on the front side with Zhou Enlai portrait in an oval medallion, screw cap can be opened, verso inscription in Chinese calligraphy "Prime Minister Zhou Enlai valued the Maotai schnapps very much throughout his life , this was his constant companion in historical undertakings and events such as crossing the Chishui River four times [by the Chinese Red Army] or the Xi'an Incident, Maotai liquor always played a decisive role"(engl. translation), below Inscription "Maotai is the premium state liquor as a state gift, 1950" (German translation), H.ca.23cm.