Accession number: Acc.4817 / Production place: Xi'an, Shanxi province, Northern China - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 9-23923, described as Enamel mug. The exterior is covered thoroughly in red, with a yellow inscription on the body quoting a passage from “On Coalition Government” (论联合政府Lun Lianhe zhengfu), published in 1945 and compiled in Quotation of Chairman Mao. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi, with Nancy Berliner. RMB 80. 2009-02-06. Purchased for 80 RMB

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23922, described as Enamel mug. The white-ground is sprayed with yellow pigment. A white panel in reserve is inscribed with “Serve the people” (为人民服务Wei renmin fuwu), followed by Mao’s signature. Framing the text panel are pine branches. Cobalt blue decorates the rim.