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Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23565, described as Rice bowl. The exterior decorated with a combination of stamps, decals and painting. Two soldiers stand on the right, looking out to battleships and islands in the distance. The design presumably refers to defending the Taiwan Straits and retaking the “renegade province” Taiwan. The reverse inscribed. A single blue line around the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23589, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 11.5 cm Date: early 20th century Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The tan crackled-glazed bowl is decorated on the exterior with fragments of calligraphy, rubbings, book leaves, fan and handscroll paintings, and titled “The pleasure of rare treasures” (奇珍快意圖 qizhen kuaiyi tu); three blossoms are painted on the interior. Inscription: No kiln mark. Place of Origin: China Condition: Minor chips on foot Acquisition Data: Beijing, Liulichang west. 2002-2008.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23577, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 12 cm Date: 1966-1970 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: Décor is a combination of stamps (a bus, a factory) and hand painting (the trees, green countryside). The reverse is inscribed. A blue bowstring at rim. Inscription: Body: The countryside is a vast world, where much can be accomplished (农村是一个广阔的天地, 在那里是可以大有作为的 nongcun shi yige guangkuo de tiandi, zai nail shi keyi dayou zuowei de) Place of Origin: Beijing? Condition: Good Acquisition Data: Gift from Susan Naquin, 2009

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23578, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 12 cm Date: Early 1960s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: Blue-and-white decoration featuring a woman driving a tractor on farmland, a radiating sun on the horizon, all framed with abundant harvests and printed above: People’s Communes are good (人民公社好 renmin gongshe hao). A blue bowstring surrounds rim. Inscription: No kiln mark. Place of Origin: China Condition: Chips and wear Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan. Price? Date: 2002-03-30.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23583, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 11.5 cm Date: 1969 or later Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior features a band of stamped on repeating motifs showing a large radiating sun behind buildings that represent the farm where Mao Zedong was raised. The inscription reads: The Red Sun rises from Shaoshan (韶山升起红太阳 Shaoshan shengqi hongtaiyang); sunflower blossom in green printed beneath each motif; the interior embossed with a character 孟 meng. Inscription: Circular red kiln mark on foot: “Zi River porcelain factory of Hunan 1969” (湖南资江瓷厂 Hunan zijiang cichang 1969) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province Condition: Very good with minor wear Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan Price: 60-70 RMB. Date: 2005-11-26.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23561, described as Small rice bowl. The exterior is hand painted with rust-red chrysanthemums; the back one in pink color; gold bowstring around the foot.

Hearst Museum object titled Roof tile ornament, accession number 9-14574, described as roof tile ornament: glazed ceramic w/ modeled Phoenix perched on curved tile. conventional form: beaked head w/ comb and mane w/ incised lines; feathers represented by incised herring-bone patterns; tail on tile base. back of tile has small curved projecting joint rest. Ochre 'Imperial-yellow' glaze covers upper surface. two large, and many small chips. underside unglazed; mortar and brick fragments adhere to rim. inscription in ink in English.* imprinted mark of double gourd. h. 28.5 cm., L. 24 cm., W. 15 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Teacup, accession number 9-23547, described as Landscape with flourishing trees and an open pavilion. Distant mountains off to the left.

Hearst Museum object titled Teacup, accession number 9-23505, described as The body is decorated with a green decal of four dancing women representing people from all over the world; on the reverse a decal with the slogan: “Listen to Chairman Mao’s words” (听毛主席的话 ting Mao zhuxi de hua) framed by an open book. A decorative blue decal surrounds rim.