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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23616, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16 cm Date: 1968 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The body is decorated with CCP’s symbol in a five-pointed star; on its left is a slogan above a scene of factory buildings with chimneys. The slogan reads: “Make it your principle to fight selfishness, denounce Revisionism” (以斗私、批修为綱 yi dousi、pixiu wei gang). On the right there is a stylized wheat pattern above a slogan reading: “Grasp revolution, Promote production” (抓革命促生产zhua geming cu shengchan). Contents in Quotation from Mao Zedong framed by a wheat garland, concluding with: “Carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution through to the end” (要把无产阶级文化大革命进行到底 yao ba wuchan jieji wenhua dageming jinxing daodi). Inscription: Kiln mark: “Zi River porcelain factory, Hunan 1968” (湖南資江瓷厂Hunan Zijiang cichang 1968) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province. Condition: A crack on the interior, signs of wear. Acquisition Data: Beijing, probably Panjiayuan. 2001-2005

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23595, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16 cm Date: 1933 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior is painted with bird and peonies. The reverse is inscribed. The gilded rim is worn. Inscription: Reverse: “Floral fragrance and birds’ songs also have feeling. Autumn month of the kuichou year [1933] at Zhu mountain [2 illegible characters] Yi xin ? made” (花香鳥語亦多情句癸酉之秋月於珠山，□□義新森作huaxiang niaoyu yi duoqing ju, guiyou zhi qiuyue yu Zhushan, XX Yi xinsen zuo), an illegible red mark. Red square maker’s mark on foot: 景鎮范義新Jing zhen Fan Yi xin xx. Place of Origin: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. Condition: Extensive damage on foot rim, major chips and cracks on rim, wear. Acquisition Data: Shenyang suburbs. About 80 RMB. Date: 2012-06

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23608, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 15.5 cm Date: 1967 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: A ship sailing on the sea with blue waves underneath and a glittering red sun on the horizon. Both are references to the leadership of Mao. Inscription: A decal in red states, “Sailing the high seas depends on the helmsman” (大海航行靠舵手dahai hangxing kao duoshou). Kiln mark unclear. Place of Origin: China Condition: Good. Acquisition Data: Beijing, probably Panjiayuan. 2001-2005

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23606, described as Entry: No. CB68 Object Name: Bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16.5 cm Date: Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior features a decal of red lanterns and flower blossoms, next to an inscription in li script. Inscription: Body: Revolution and Production – Double Triumph (革命生产双胜利 geming shengchan shuang shengli). No kiln mark. Place of Origin: China Condition: Wear on the surface Acquisition Data: Beijing, probably Panjiayuan. 2001-2005

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23600, described as Object Name: Bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16.3 cm Date: Great Leap 1959-1961 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior decorated with repeated abstracted images of cotton balls (?), and two characters meaning Provident Harvest (丰收 fengshou) enclosed in floral motifs. Inscription: Red circular kiln mark “Great China” (大华 da hua) Place of Origin: probably Beijing Condition: Good, Signs of wear Acquisition Data: Baoguosi 报国寺 Price: 60 RMB. Date: 2002-03-07.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23610, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16 cm Date: 1960s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: Red decals and inscriptions. Image portrays two women sitting by a paddy field, each holding a book (presumably Quotations from Mao Zedong). The woman on the right, wearing clothes of a laborer, points with her right hand, seemingly instructing the woman on the left, a student by appearance. Inscription: Front: “Read Chairman Mao’s books, listen to Chairman Mao’s words” (读毛主席的书听毛主席的话 du Mao zhuxi de shu, ting Mao zhuxi de hua), followed by a seal. Reverse: “Quotation from Chairman Mao: Be resolute, fear no sacrifice, and surmount every difficulty to win victory” (毛主席语录下定决心。不怕牺牲。排除万难。去争取胜利。 Mao zhuxi yulu: Xia ding juexin. Bu pa xisheng. Paichu wan nan. Qu zhengqu shengli). Kiln mark: Produced by Zi River porcelain factory, Yiyang (益陽資江瓷厂出品 Yiyang Zijiang cichang chupin). A character (和 he) on the interior of the bowl. Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province Condition: Good Acquisition Data: Beijing, probably Panjiayuan. 2001-2005

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23615, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16 cm Date: 1968 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The body is decorated with CCP’s symbol in a five-pointed star, on its left there is a slogan above a scene of factory buildings with chimneys, the slogan reads: Make it your principle to fight selfishness, denounce Revisionism (以斗私、批修为綱 yi dousi、pixiu wei gang). On the right there is a stripe of wheat pattern above a slogan reading: Grasp revolution, Promote production (抓革命促生产zhua geming cu shengchan). Contents in Quotation from Mao Zedong framed by a wheat garland, concluded with: Carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution through to the end (要把无产阶级文化大革命进行到底 yao ba wuchan jieji wenhua dageming jinxing daodi). Inscription: Kiln mark: “Zi River porcelain factory, Hunan 1968” (湖南資江瓷厂Hunan Zijiang cichang 1968). Interior of bowl has a character (钦qin). Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province. Condition: Chips on the rim, considerable signs of wear. Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan, about 2002

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23604, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16.2 cm Date: 1960s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior features image of red lantern and balloon accompanying a banner reading “The Revolutionary Committee is good” (革命委員會好 geming weiyuanhui hao). Next to it is a decal of the same inscription in black running script. The motifs are repeated on the reverse side. The interior is decorated with an encircled radiating red star. Inscription: Body: “The Revolutionary Committee is good”(革命委員會好 geming weiyuanhui hao); red kiln mark on foot: “Product 8, Nanjing” (南京出品 Nanjing chupin 8) Place of Origin: Nanjing Condition: Good, Signs of wear Acquisition Data: Beijing, probably Panjiayuan. 2001-2005

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23603, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16 cm Date: Great Leap era Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior is decorated with alternating red and green stamped on motifs. A farm commune with tractor working a field is framed with green flowers and cumulus clouds. Above in red-outlined characters is the slogan “People’s Commune is good” (人民公社好 renmin gongshe hao). A bouquet of farm crops – wheat, sorghum, corn, cotton – is graced with the character “abundant” (丰 feng). Inscription: Red circular kiln’s mark on foot, “Product of Zi River ceramic factory, Yiyang” (益陽資江瓷厂出品 Yiyang zijiang cichang chupin) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province Condition: Good, Signs of wear Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan. Price? Date of acquisition: 2003-02-15.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23596, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16.2 cm Date: early 1950s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior decorated with flower blossoms and four characters in faded black: “Resist America, Support Korea” (抗美援朝 kang mei yuan chao). Each character is enclosed in a red circle. Inscription: Red circular kiln mark on foot: “Product of the ceramic painting committee of porcelain factory in Pingxiang, Jiangxi” (江西萍鄉瓷廠陶畫組出品 Jiangxi Pingxiang cichang taohuazu chupin) Place of Origin: Jiangxi Province Condition: chips on the rim, wear to the decoration Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan Date: 2001