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Hearst Museum object titled Beaker, accession number 9-23967, described as Beaker for measuring chemicals: White ground beakers with blue bowstrings on the rim. A and B have small bulge in rim that creates a spout. B) 500 milliliter beaker, volume variance plus or minus 0.012 (500 毫升量差 +- 0.012). Interior has lines with amounts indicated. Seal on foot: State-private cooperative New Life Enamel Factory (公私合營新生搪瓷廠上海 gongsi heying Xinsheng tangci chang and picture of duck with numeral 3).

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 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 Lid, accession number 9-23867, described as Lid for oil stove - enamel tray. The top of the lid is decorated with a red design stenciled on white ground. The center, which is slightly higher than the rest of the surface, features four characters “Yongbei Oil Stove” (永備油爐 yongbei youlu). The outer circle is a flame-like pattern. A blue bowstring decorates the rim. This would have been used on the top of a stove.

Hearst Museum object titled Measuring cup, accession number 9-23968, described as Cup for measuring chemicals: C) 40 milliliter cup. Interior has lines with amounts indicated. Seal on foot reads: Produced by City of Suzhou Enamel Commune, February 1966 (no. 2) (蘇州市搪瓷社出品 1966.2 （二）Suzhou shi tangci she chupin 1966.2 (2)).

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 9-23894, described as Enamel mug. A red five-pointed star and the blue inscription are stenciled with spray paint on white ground. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi Zheng Haisheng鄭, with M. Nylan, Terese Bartholomew. RMB 100. 2007-09-20

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23914, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with red inscriptions. Cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. RMB 100

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23907, described as Enamel mug. The plain pale-yellow ground is undecorated except for a green rim and handle. RMB 20