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Hearst Museum object titled Traveling tea bottle, accession number 9-23529a,b, described as Traveling tea bottle. The front has a decal of the female immortal Lancaihe 藍采和scattering flowers, the reverse side features the symbol of Chinese Railway System, above which is the slogan: “Take pride in hygiene” (卫生光荣 weisheng guangrong). Below is “Beijing Railway Bureau” (京局爱委会 jing ju ai wei hui) and the date 1978. The bottle has a yellow plastic lid that can double as a cup. Distribution of travel bottles was part of a 1978 Nationwide Patriotic Hygiene Movement (全国爱国卫生运动).

Hearst Museum object titled Traveling tea bottle, accession number 9-23528a,b, described as Traveling tea bottle. The yellow-ground bottle is decorated with a decal of Sun Wukong beating the White-boned Demon. The blue plastic lid doubles as a cup. Condition: Very good. Acquisition Data: Zheng Haisheng 鄭海生 at Baoguosi with Peter Bol and Michael Puett. 100 RMB. Date: 2009-7-29