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Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23910, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a green inscription, and decorated with a cobalt blue bowstring on the rim. The handle is partially decorated in the same color.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23927, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a red inscription: “Be like Chairman Mao’s good cadre, comrade Men He” (向毛主席的好干部门合同志学习 Xiang Mao Zhuxi de hao ganbu Men He Tongzhi xuexi). A model of loyalty, Men He (门合 1928-1967) wrote in his diary: ‘All of my thoughts are for Chairman Mao, all of my actions are in service of Chairman Mao. All of my movements follow Chairman Mao closely. All that I do is for Chairman Mao’ 一切想着毛主席、一切服从毛主席、一切紧跟毛主席、一切为着毛主席. Above the inscription are red pine needles against a yellow background. A black bowstring decorates the rim. RMB 50

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23958, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a red flag among pine leaves. Framing the image is a red inscription, indicating that the mug was presented to the family members of martyrs and handicapped veterans by the Beijing Revolution Coittee. Blue bowstring decorates the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23932, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with blue wave patterns along the bottom and pink pigment along the top. On the upper body is a red inscription: “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). Seal on foot: “The Masses Beijing Daily Use Enamel Factory, February 1969” (大众北京市日用搪瓷厂69. 2. 5 Dazhong Beijing shi riyong tangci chang).Blue bowstring decorates the rim. Condition: Minor enamel loss, otherwise in good condition.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23940, described as Enamel mug. The white ground features a transferred pink decoration with reserved inscription, mimicking mosaic effect. Blue bowstring decorates the rim. RMB 100

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23955, described as Enamel mug. The décor is dominated by two large artificial flowers of the sort that are pinned on the lapels of honorees at ceremonies. On the right a stenciled design shows three flags standing on a terraced farm beside a dam. At the upper right a red inscription reads: “The glory of going Up to the mountains, Down to the countryside” (上山下乡光荣Shangshan Xiaxiang guangrong). The rim is cobalt blue.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug with lid, accession number 9-23921a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. The top edge is sprayed pink and stenciled with an inscription: “Long live the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution” (无产阶级文化大革命万岁 Wuchan jieji wenhua da geming wansui). The lower part features a band of pine cones and pine needles, which symbolize longevity, in this context, the long life of the Cultural Revolution. A black bowstring decorates the rim. Green is sprayed on the edge of the lid. Acquisition Data: Beijing. Lent to Charles B. Wang Center, SUNY Stony Brook, June-Dec. 2017, for exhibition “The Way of Tea.”

Hearst Museum object titled Mug with lid, accession number 9-23918a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. The body is stenciled with an image of a rohdea, accompanied by a red inscription: Long live to People’s Commune (人民公社万年青Renmin Gongshe wannianqing). The rim of the lid and the top of the body are both sprayed with yellow-green; the finial and the rim of the mug are decorated with cobalt blue. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi. RMB 50. 2006-07-13.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug with lid, accession number 9-23949a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. Grey silhouettes of military jets fly in front of white clouds in an otherwise blue sky. A red inscription along the bottom reads: Safeguard National Airspace (保卫领空 Baowei lingkong). A cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The edge of the lid is sprayed painted sky blue.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug with lid, accession number 9-23939a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. The white ground features a transferred pink decoration with reserved inscription, lozenge and wave patterns, mimicking mosaic effect. Black bowstring decorates the rim. With the slogan "Learn from Comrade Jiao Yulu - Good Student of Comrade Mao Zedong", a campaign to study Jiao's example was started in 1966. This was intended to boost morale and to rally the people to work harder to overcome difficulties. Party cadres were urged to follow Jiao's example by conducting more research into local conditions and learn from his leadership style. See http://chineseposters.net/themes/jiaoyulu.php. RMB 100.