Object class: Mugs (cups) / Culture or time period: Chinese / Accession number: Acc.4817 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 9-23935, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with the monument to the Heroes of the Revolution. The golden monument stands in Tiananmen Square above a sea of red flags. Splashes of blue pigment suggest a clear sky. On the right a red inscription reads: “Carry the Revolution through to the end” (将革命进行到底Jiang geming jinxing daodi). Black bowstring decorates the rim. Cf. same legend on mug 10 and enamel tray of closely similar design.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23936, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is decorated with the Red Book: Quotations from Mao, accompanied by a rifle and golden wheat tassel inside a brown cog, symbolizing the Worker-Farmer-Soldier Alliance. On the right there is a red inscription: Be united, alert, earnest and active (团结紧张严肃活泼Tuanjie jinzhang yansu huopo). Black bowstring decorates the rim.

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 9-23937, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23896, described as Enamel mug. The front features a stenciled decoration of the red Tiananmen Gate and a blue dove above. The back features a long inscription that includes a slogan in the middle: Safeguard Motherland, safeguard peace (保衛祖國保衛和平Baowei zuguo baowei heping). The rest states that the mug was a gift to heroes of the People’s Liberation Army, presented by the Representatives of the People of China in sympathy with the People’s Liberation Army. The top of the body is decorated with a ring of auspicious pattern in sky blue. Cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The handle is partially decorated in the same color.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23927, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a red inscription: “Be like Chairman Mao’s good cadre, comrade Men He” (向毛主席的好干部门合同志学习 Xiang Mao Zhuxi de hao ganbu Men He Tongzhi xuexi). A model of loyalty, Men He (门合 1928-1967) wrote in his diary: ‘All of my thoughts are for Chairman Mao, all of my actions are in service of Chairman Mao. All of my movements follow Chairman Mao closely. All that I do is for Chairman Mao’ 一切想着毛主席、一切服从毛主席、一切紧跟毛主席、一切为着毛主席. Above the inscription are red pine needles against a yellow background. A black bowstring decorates the rim. RMB 50

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23911, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a cobalt blue inscription. Bowstring and part of the handle are decorated in the same color. 100 RMB

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23917, described as Enamel mug. The body is stenciled with an image of a beacon above wave patterns, both in pale brown, topped by a band of abstract sunflower patterns, with red pigments filling the space in between. A black inscription stretches across the beacon image: Listen to Chairman Mao’s words (听毛主席的话 Ting Mao Zhuxi de hua). A green bowstring decorates the rim.

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