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Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 9-5486, described as Fan case; multicolor silk embroidery; on cream gauze weave; green silk ribbon handle; 2 pink glass ornaments; blue silk damask lining.
Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-23415, described as Coat. Embroidery done in brown yellow, white, maroon, and blue grid and weave and cross stitch on the ends of sleeves, rectangle on back and back bottom flap. 6 pink silk tassels on back of neck hanging from strings of black and white beads. Appliqué stripes some 1mm wide. Embroidery on front is maroon, white and blue. Collar embroidery edged with blue and clear beads and tufts of pink.
Hearst Museum object titled Flask, accession number 9-23850, described as Aluminum hot water flask. A lithographic transfer on a red ground depicts a building complex facing a boulevard with a row of trees and several vehicles. The building resembles the Minorities Palace (民族宮Minzu gong), which would make the broad avenue Chang’an Boulevard. Lights and fireworks that brighten the red night sky likely refer to a National Day celebration, perhaps the tenth anniversary of the PRC in 1959, when the Minorities Palace was completed. A logo is impressed on the bottom part of the thermos: “Sunflower” (向阳 Xiangyang), with a sunflower image and “-2-.” Sunflowers, which continuously turn toward the sun, signified the loyal citizens who turn toward the Communist Party and Mao Zedong. A similar sunflower logo appears on the top of the lid.
Hearst Museum object titled Flask, accession number 9-23852, described as Aluminum hot water flask. On a deep red ground a decal depicts ships plying waves. On the horizon is a red sun; seagulls fly above. Two horizontal lines transcribe Lin Biao’s praise for Mao: “Sailing the sea depends on the helmsman; making revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought” (大海航行靠舵手 干革命靠毛泽东思想Dahai hangxing kao duoshou, gan geming kao Mao Zedong Sixiang). These are the first two lines of a rousing song that was sung daily during the Cultural Revolution.
Hearst Museum object titled Flask, accession number 9-23851, described as Aluminum hot water flask. The body is decorated with a photographic transfer of a golden wheat field; electrical pylons indicate rural electrification. Hovering over a wheat field are two large red characters outlined in white. They read “Bumper Harvest”. A logo is impressed on the bottom edge of the flask: Sunflower (向阳 Xiangyang), with a sunflower image and marked “-1-.” A similar logo is impressed on the top of the lid, but in a different arrangement.
Hearst Museum object titled Flask, accession number 9-23854, described as Aluminum hot water flask. The red-ground features an elliptical shape with an image of a pavilion on the southern lake of the three lakes at the west side of the Imperial City, Beijing (which is to say, Zhongnanhai, the leadership compound). Willow branches at the top are complemented by a magnolia blossom at the bottom. Onthe upper left is a red inscription in seal script that reads “Fishing Pavilion” (打魚亭Da yu ting). At the top of the image is the “Deer Brand” logo with a deer flanked by the two characters (鹿牌Lu pai) stamped on the surface. “Souvenir of Zhongnan hai” (中南海留念Zhongnanhai liunian) is inscribed below. Acquisition Data: Gift of journalist Melinda Liu, Beijing. 2013-01-10. Lent to Charles B. Wang Center, SUNY Stony Brook, June-Dec. 2017, for the exhibition “The Way of Tea.”
Hearst Museum object titled Flask, accession number 9-23853, described as Aluminum hot water flask. Deep red landscape with precipitous mountain capped by building and pine trees. Against the red sky is a poem "Inscription on a photograph taken by Comrade Li Jin [Jiang Qing] at the Immortal's Cave on Mount Lu dated Double Nine of 1961." (庐山仙人洞Lushan Xianren dong). The poem is printed in gold in Mao's script. A logo is pressed on the lower edge of the flask: Sunflower (向阳 Xiangyang), with a symmetrical sunflower image and marked “- 1-.” A similar logo is impressed on the top of the original lid. Acquisition Data: Ms. Hao Yu, Liulichang West, Beijing, with Lisa Corrin. RMB 300. 2003-4-18.
Hearst Museum object titled Glass, accession number 9-23847, described as Transferred decoration of two fully blossomed white magnolias, with a branch full of budding magnolia extending to a white circular shape with the character “Double Happiness” (囍xi), all against a red stripe. Underneath the two magnolias is written “Bless” (幸福 xingfu). Note that during the Mao era the Double Happiness character was used in connection with revolution. Gift from Li Xiuzhi, 2010-05-31
Hearst Museum object titled Glass, accession number 9-23848, described as Tea glass. Commemorating the completion of the construction of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, the body of the glass is decorated with a green decal image of the bridge, with tall street lights, a few vehicles and pedestrians. Panjiayuan, Beijing. 30 RMB. 2004-9-17.
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.

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