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Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23890, described as Enamel mug. The oblong mug has a cream-yellow ground that is stenciled in four colors with an image of a pagoda and monastery gate among trees. On the reverse side an inscription reads “Beautiful scenery of the Motherland” (祖國風光Zuguo fengguang). Brown bowstring decorates the rim. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi, Beijing, with Jen, Norm and Carolyn. 2004-03-24.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23963, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with three cranes flying around a red lantern, all against a pale cream color with reserved floral pattern. Two stripes of red pigments decorate the top and the bottom of the body. The handle is partially decorated in the same color.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23922, described as Enamel mug. The white-ground is sprayed with yellow pigment. A white panel in reserve is inscribed with “Serve the people” (为人民服务Wei renmin fuwu), followed by Mao’s signature. Framing the text panel are pine branches. Cobalt blue decorates the rim.

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, accession number 9-23893, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is inscribed in red, and decorated with cobalt bowstring on the rim. The handle is also partially decorated in the same color. This mug was made for Shijiazhuang Textile Weaving Factory, as the inscription indicates. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi, Zheng, with Miriam Clifford and Christine Lubo, RMB 200, 2010-01-21

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23951, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled in sky blue with a submarine marked “239.” On the submarine there is a large red flag with reserved inscription “1978. 10.” framed by a sky blue dotted lozenge with inscription: Commemoration of battle (会戦留念 Hui zhan liunian). Blue bowstring decorates the rim.

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 9-23898a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. The front features a green stencil of a rifle against leaves. The red slogan above reads: “Resist America; support Korea. Guard home, defend the country” (抗美援朝保家衛國Kang Mei yuan Chao baojia weiguo). On the back a red inscription indicates that the mug was a gift to People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers, here referred as “the most endearing people” (最可愛的人Zui keai de ren). At the top of the mug a register of doves fly in a blue sky. The nine-character inscription at the bottom notes the occasion: A committee of Chinese People’s Representatives visit Korea [to express] sympathy (中國人民赴朝慰問団 Zhongguo renmin fu Chao weiwentuan). Note that all but one character is in full-form script. Cobalt blue decorates the rim and handle. The edge of the lid is sprayed with sky blue pigment. Acquisition Data: Baoguosi. About 80 RMB 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 9-23913a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. The yellow ground is stenciled with a night scene of people gathering in lakeside pavilions. A grey blue bowstring decorates the rim. The handle and finial are partially decorated in the same color. Orange pigments are sprayed on the rim of the lid. 100 RMB

Hearst Museum object titled Mug with lid, accession number 9-23906a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. The white ground is stenciled with a red inscription arranged in three lines. The top line, consisting of two characters “gifting to” (贈给zenggei), is inserted with a dove in the middle. The rest of the two lines states that it was specially made in commemoration of “the hardworking labors for the cause of constructing motherland” by State-operated 211 Factory in 7th November, 1957. Cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The handle is partially decorated in the same color. RMB 100