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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23617, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 17.3 cm Date: 1968 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: Two alternating decals, each appearing twice, with touches of hand applied color. One portrays in red two men and one woman in front of a luminous setting, reading presumably, Mao Zedong’s thought. A slogan, reading: Revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought (干革命靠毛泽东思想 gan geming kao Mao Zedong sixiang), appears in the front with a yellow sunflower on each side. The other pattern portrays a purple steamboat on a blue sea amid waves. Above there is a slogan in purple that reads: “Sailing on the high seas depends on the helmsman” (大海航行靠舵手dahai hangxing kao duoshou). Inscription: Kiln mark: “Zi River porcelain factory, Hunan 1968” (湖南資江瓷厂1968 Hunan Zijiang cichang 1968) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province. Condition: Good, with signs of wear. Acquisition Data: Beijing, probably Panjiayuan. 2001-2005

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23614, described as Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16 cm Date: 1967 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: Exterior has register of two alternating patterns. One decal in red shows a woman driving a tractor that has a red flag and a slogan reading: Support Industry (支援工业zhiyuan gongyi). The tractor carries a full load. The other pattern in green shows a sunflower. Interior has red fish alternating with green water grass. Inscription: Kiln mark: “Zi River porcelain factory, Hunan, 1967” (湖南资江瓷厂Hunan Zijiang cichang 1967). Two characters are embossed in the bowl’s interior: “兆仙zhao xian” Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province. Condition: Signs of wear Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan. Price? Date: 2003-02-15

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 9-23606, 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 9-23616, 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 9-23596, 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

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23613, described as Description: Three books－the Three Constantly Read Articles, against the background of sunflowers and green leaves. Bowl string on the rim and base, color imitating gold.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23860, described as Enamel shallow bowl. The yellow-ground shallow bowl is decorated with abstract red and orange pattern on the interior rim, and a blue bowstring to the rim. Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan Furniture Building, 2nd Floor Beijing. 20 RMB. 2011-11-12.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23620, described as Entry: No. CB87 Object Name: Bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16 cm Date: 1969 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: Five black characters widely spaced around the upper part of the bowl form the slogan “Revolutionary committees are good” (革命委员会好 geming weiyuan hui hao). Each character is framed by a purple ring, surrounded by three sunflowers and green leaves. Almost identical to No. 88. Inscription: Kiln mark: “Zi River porcelain factory, Hunan 1969” (湖南資江瓷厂Hunan Zijiang cichang 1969). Interior has a character (玉yu). Place of Origin: Hunan Province Condition: Good. Signs of wear Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan. Date: 2003-02-15