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Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23876, described as Enamel tray. The tray has a yellow ground, on which there is stenciled a scene of small houses next to a stream. Pale green edge and cobalt bowstring decorates the rim. Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan, Beijing, Mr. Zheng鄭, 2 nd floor, with Virginia Bower. RMB 75. 2008-06-21.
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23886, described as Porcelain tray. Framed by bamboo, two children are in dialogue. A small boy kneels, facing the older child, a girl, who is reading a pamphlet. He raises a hand as if asking a question. Judging from the open satchel with documents, she is reading Supreme Directives from Chairman Mao. This scene may be illustrating a central theme of “revolutionary education”: dear as your mother and father are to you, Chairman Mao is still dearer. The edge of the rim has a silver bowstring. Acquisition Data: Purchased from Mr. Liu, Liulichang West, Beijing, with Jan Stuart, 23 August 2004
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23868, described as Enamel tray. On a white background is a transfer design of a peacock standing on a rock surrounded by blossoming peonies. Additional pigments were hand-painted in green, blue and red. The back is deep blue. Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan, Beijing w/ Miriam Clifford. 70 rmb. 2003-2-15
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-14588a-k, described as sweetmeat set: 9 enameled dishes (a-i), in round oak container with lid (j,k): a) center plate: round, flat bottomed, turned up side, brass rim, 3 spur feet. decoration: black vases of various shapes, 1 with emblems projecting from mouth, on white ground; gilt detail. border patterns: trellis-work alternating with scroll work band at inner side, black scroll work on pale blue on side. rolling linear design on exterior on exterior on pale lime-green ground. blue flower design on base. (b-i) wedge shaped, to fit around center dish (a); with scalloped outer curve. each has similar decoration to (a) and one of the 8 ordinary symbols (pa pao). (j,k) are round, flat bottomed oak, stained to rosewood appearance. both with major split thru. paper label states "18th c." (a) has large chip.
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23881, described as Enamel tray. The Monument to the Heroes of the Revolution is pictured at the right. On the left is a quotation by Mao Zedong, starting with “Tens of thousands of martyrs” (成千成万的先烈 Chengqian chengwan de xianlie). Pale green edge and black bowstring. Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan, Beijing, purchased from Wang Zhanhua王占华, woman vendor from Shenyang, RMB 80, 2006-03-12
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23871, described as Enamel tray. The white enameled body has a stenciled design of a red blossom (peony? rose?) in the center against turquoise leaf patterns. Green edge and a green bowstring. The back is plain white. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi, Beijing, purchased from Zheng Haisheng with Jen. RMB 150. 2010-07-08.
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23872, described as Enamel tray. The white body is stenciled with a red five-pointed star and inscriptions “Academy of Political Science” (政治學院Zhengzhi xueyuan), “0463,” and “1954.10.” A blue bowstring decorates the rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23879, described as Plain pale-tan body, dark brown bowstring on the rim. Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan, Beijing, with Vernon Eagle, RMB 50, 2009-09-27.
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23880, described as Enamel tray. The tray, made as a wedding gift, is stenciled with an orange lantern featuring a “Double Happiness” character (囍 xi), and branches of plum blossoms. Pink edge and cobalt bowstring on the rim. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi, Beijing, with Miriam Clifford, RMB 80, 2009-09- 24
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-23883, described as Porcelain tray. Oval tray with fluted rim, which was originally gilded. The painting shows a bird’s-eye view of a garden with multiple pavilions surrounded by walls and a small pleasure boat on a pond. The inscription identifies it as Hundred Flowers Islets (百花洲Baihua zhou) in Jiangxi province.

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