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Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23580, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 11.5 cm Date: post-Cultural Revolution? Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The front is decorated with two figures in bamboo grove in a combination of stamps and hand painting. The reverse is inscribed with four characters. Gold bowstrings around foot and rim. Inscription: Body: Bamboo shadows, light breeze (竹影清风 zhu ying qing feng); Kiln mark on foot has poor calligraphy (as if someone was copying characters that they were not sure of): “Famous porcelain 8 of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi” (江西景德镇名瓷 Jiangxi Jingdezhen mingci 8) Place of Origin: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province Condition: Good, some wear on the painting. Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan. Price? Date: 2002-05-12.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23568, described as Rice bowl. The exterior is decorated with six square identical blue stamps showing active factories overlaid with the inscription “Everywhere in the Motherland” (在祖国各地 zai zuguo gedi) recalling Mao Zedong’s hope to see smoke stacks on every horizon. Double blue bowstring around rim and a blue line around stomach.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23581, described as Entry: No. CB33 Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 11.5 cm Date: 1968 - 1976 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior features light-radiating books by Mao and the inscription “Serve the people” (为人民服务 wei renmin fuwu) in red. The three often read articles are poised in front of a rising sun and above shafts of wheat. The inscription: “Actively study and use Chairman Mao’s works” (活学活用毛主席著作 huoxue huoyong Mao zhuxi zhuzuo) in purple. The motifs are repeated on the reverse. The interior is embossed with bird and flower motif. Inscription: Circular red kiln mark on foot: “Zi River porcelain factory of Hunan 1968” (湖南资江瓷厂 Hunan zijiang cichang 1968) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province Condition: Very good with some minor wear Acquisition Data: Beijing 2003-2010

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23582, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 11.5 cm Date: Cultural Revolution Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior features light-radiating books by Mao and the inscription “Serve the people” (为人民服务 wei renmin fuwu) in red. The three often read articles are poised in front of a rising sun and above shafts of wheat. The inscription: “Actively study and use Chairman Mao’s works” (活学活用毛主席著作 huoxue huoyong Mao zhuxi zhuzuo) in purple. The motifs are repeated on the reverse. The interior is embossed with the character 坤 kun. Inscription: Circular red kiln mark on foot: “Zi River porcelain factory of Hunan 1968” (湖南资江瓷厂 Hunan zijiang cichang 1968) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province Condition: Very good Acquisition Data: Beijing 2003. Price: 30 rmb. Date: 2003-2-15

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23579, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 12 cm Date: 1966-76 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The body is stamped with three identical scene of two men reading a book. They float above pine branches that represent the enduring quality of Mao’s thought. The original design had the two figures encircled in a pink line that culminates in a radiating star over their heads. Each scene is separated by a printed slogan: Read Chairman Mao’s books (读毛主席的书 du Mao zhuxi de shu); Listen to Chairman Mao’s words (听毛主席的话 ting Mao zhuxi de hua); In work follow Chairman Mao’s directives (照毛主席的指示办事 zhao Mao zhuxi de zhishi banshi). The motifs are printed between a double blue bowstring at rim and a blue line around stomach. Inscription: No kiln mark. Place of Origin: China Condition: Very good. The glaze was underfired such that what is should be green is brown in some places, and the red halo is fully visible in only 1 of the 3 motifs. Acquisition Data: Geng Man 耿曼, Guwancheng. Price? Date: 2003-09-17.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23586, described as Object Name: Rice Bowl Materials: Glazed Porcelain Diameter at rim: 12.8 cm Date: 1980s revival of 1950s? Country: People’s Republic of China Description: Decorated with a decal transfer of a purple landscape. The reverse is inscribed. A gold bowstring around the foot. Inscription: Body: The beautiful scenery of Motherland (祖国风光 zuguo fengguang); kiln mark on foot: “Product 25 of Red Flag porcelain factory, Jingdezhen” (景德镇红旗瓷厂出品 Jingdezhen Hongqi cichang chu 25 pin). Place of Origin: China Condition: Wear and crack Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan. Price? Date: 2002-01-26.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23575, described as Object Name: Shallow rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 12.3 cm Date: 1950s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The heavy body hand painted with two men resting beneath bamboo trees and rocks. The reverse has decal of wheat shafts encircling two characters. Inscription: On back: New elegance (新雅 xin ya). On foot, kiln mark in full-form characters reads: Product 33 of Qinxiangxing porcelain factory, decoration [or, tax stamp?] by Kangyuan factory, Shanghai (上海康元廠印花秦祥興瓷號出品 Shanghai Kangyuanchang yinhua Qinxiangxing cihao chupin 33) Place of Origin: Shanghai Condition: Smoky stains may be sign of misfiring or re-firing Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan. Price: 40 RMB. Date: 2003-06-14.

Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23563, described as Rice bowl. On the front a decal of a book, on the back a red book, one inscribed “Read Chairman Mao’s books, listen to Chairman Mao’s words” (读毛主席的书听毛主席的话 du Mao zhuxi de shu, ting Mao zhuxi de hua); the other side is inscribed “In work, follow Chairman Mao’s directives” (照毛主席的指示办事zhao Mao zhuxi de zhishi banshi), above each quotation is a radiating burning torch; double blue bowstring around rim and blue bowstring around foot.

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.