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Hearst Museum object titled Army mug, accession number 9-23887, described as Tin army mug. The silver-gray body is cast with a five-pointed star and the slogan “Serve the People” (為人民服務Wei renmin fuwu). The middle character min is enclosed in the star. Aquisition data: Liulichang West, Beijing, Ms. Hao Yu. Purchased 2005 or earlier.

Hearst Museum object titled Glass mug, accession number 9-23845, described as Blue molded glass mug. The body is decorated with a female farmer holding a sickle, and a male worker holding a hammer, representing the unity of industrial and agricultural workers. Flanking the figures are radiating stars, a cog, and slogans surrounded by wheat tassels.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23508, described as The body is decorated with an image of the North Sea Park in Beijing with the Qianlong Emperor’s Dagoba on island, accompanied by an inscription and a small seal. Gilded rim. Inscription: Body: “North Sea Park, Beijing, made in 1979” (北京北海公园已未年作 Beijing Beihai gongyuan, jiwei nian zuo); Blue square mark on foot “Great China, Beijing” (大华北京 Da hua Beijing)

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23932, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with blue wave patterns along the bottom and pink pigment along the top. On the upper body is a red inscription: “Sailing the sea depends on the helmsman, making revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought (大海航行靠舵手干革命靠毛泽东思想Dahai hangxing kao duoshou gan geming kao Mao Zedong Sixiang). Seal on foot: “The Masses Beijing Daily Use Enamel Factory, February 1969” (大众北京市日用搪瓷厂69. 2. 5 Dazhong Beijing shi riyong tangci chang).Blue bowstring decorates the rim. Condition: Minor enamel loss, otherwise in good condition.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23928, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a red inscription expressing adoration for Chairman Mao, framed by a rectangular shape. The top of the mug is decorated with a red stripe. Blue bowstring decorates the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23904, described as Enamel mug. The front is stenciled with an oval image of a train running on a bridge through a mountainous region. The reverse features a red inscription, stating that the mug was made by the Newly Established Central Construction Bureau of the Railway Administration, No. 6 Construction Bureau, in commemoration of the opening of the Baoji-Chengdu route. Cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The handle is partially decorated in black.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23957, described as Enamel mug. A red inscription spray painted on white ground indicates that the mug was a gift following the victory of the defense of the Chinese border with Vietnam. “Fighting back in self-defense; Protecting the border. Remembering Victory. Presented by the Central Relief Organization, March, 1979 (自衛还击,保卫边疆胜利纪念中央慰問団贈一九七九年三月Ziwei huanji, baowei bianjiang. Shengli jinian. Zhongyang weiwentuan zeng. Yijiuqijiu nian san yue). Tiananmen gate is stenciled on the opposite side. Identical stencils, front and back, on 112 above.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23475, described as Hand-painted decoration. The color scheme is like other late-Qing to early-Republican ceramics (CF. British Museum teapot nos. 17 and 74). In a garden, two ladies sit on either side of a table. Both wear traditional hair-style and robes. Banana leaves in the garden signal relationships (xiangjiao 香蕉 a pun on 相交, which like “intercourse” can imply social and/or sexual relations) combined with the sleeve held to chin (opera gesture for intense emotion) suggest that this is a romantic tryst.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23516, described as The red-ground body is set with an oval reserve featuring a color decal of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, vigorously beating the white-boned demon (a reference not only to the popular novel Journey to the West, but also to the demise of Madam Mao).

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23937, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a red inscription: Learn from the working class (向工人阶级学习 Xiang gongren jieji xuexi). Framed on the top and the bottom by an abstract auspicious pattern and a panoramic scene of factories, both in orange. Blue bowstring decorates the rim.

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