Object class: Culinary containers / Collection place: Beijing municipality, Northern China / Accession number: Acc.4796 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 9-23477, described as Colored decal of a deity riding on a unicorn attended by two servants. Foot: Kiln mark in red is a flower with a five-pointed star at center.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 9-23632, described as Blue-glaze ground body with lobed reserve panels featuring a color decal of Sun Wukong in the act of beating the white-boned demon who is outside the frame. A faded imitation gold rim. Originally accompanied a teapot now in the collection of the British Museum (No. 327).

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 9-23392, described as Small glazed porcelain teacup decorated with a steamship with flag flying and buildings under a brilliant red (actually pink-faded) sun. Double blue bowstring around rim. No Inscription

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 9-23627, described as Promotional teacups. The exterior of each is inscribed twice with the name of a company in blue, separated by a pink star within a crescent moon. Double green bowstring around rims.

Hearst Museum object titled Cups, accession number 9-23517, described as Both cups have a blue-glaze ground body with lobed reserve panels featuring a color decal of Sun Wukong in the act of beating the white-boned demon who is outside the frame. A faded imitation gold rim. Originally accompanied a teapot now in the collection of the British Museum (No. 327).

Hearst Museum object titled Cups, accession number 9-23499, described as Promotional teacups. The exterior of each is inscribed twice with the name of a company in blue, separated by a pink star within a crescent moon. Double green bowstring around rims. Inscription: In full-form characters: “Guohua Rubber Shoes” (國華膠皮鞋 Guohua jiao pixie).

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 9-23474, described as Hand potted with handle of twisted strands of clay. Hand-painted bird and flower image. A red bird rests on a twig that reaches out from a cluster of flowers.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23482, described as A bird perched on a twig that extends from a colorful cluster of flowers and leaves

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23481a,b, described as Hand-potted. Painted with a snow landscape in color. Two figures stand on the bank near a mansion, across the water there are distant mountains. The characters at the top left of the image may read “made by son of Jin Fan”: (?金樊子作 ?Jin Fanzi zuo). On the lid seven characters are written in a continuous circle in a style reminiscent of inscriptions on ancient bronze vessels: “[on this] day made auspicious treasure for use” (日作吉祥之宝用Ri zuo jxiang zhi bao yong). Inscription: On the back: “Snow renews the landscape and brings inspiration for poems. Imitating the method of Liuru [Ming dynasty painter Tang Yin], Xie Lin Faxiang wrote in Jingdezhen” (雪能增诗興山河景换新仿六如之法谢林发祥写于景镇市 xue neng zeng shi xing, shanhe jing huan xin. Fang Liuru zhi fa, Xie Lin Faxiang xieyu Jingzhen shi). A small red seal follows. Slightly illegible kiln mark seems to be the name of the painter: “Xie Lin Faxiang of Jiangxi” (江西谢林发祥 Jiangxi Xie Lin Faxiang).