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Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 9-5393a,b, described as White enamel tea cup with cover; gray all over wave pattern; 2 multicolor scenes; clouds and temple; human figures with dog. 3 7/8 inch diameter x 3 5/8 inches high.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup and saucer, accession number 9-225a,b, described as Cup and saucer, “Canton enamel”. Both pieces painted in famille rose colors. Cup damaged, cracked. (a) Cup plain rose inside, outside painted with multicolor design on rose. (b) Saucer, 8 lobed with center cut out; 5 signs for longevity and 5 medallions of fruit and flowers on a rose ground. Crack and 3 chips in enamel.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup and saucer, accession number 9-226a,b, described as Cup and saucer. “Canton enamel”. (a) Cup, rose interior, exterior painted with multicolored floral and foliage designs on yellow. (b) Saucer, ten lobed, center cut out; painted with same design and colors as cup; reverse plain rose. One lobe damaged and enamel chipped.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup: enamel, accession number 9-223, described as Cup, “Canton enamel”. Green interior, exterior has black key-fret design around rim; multicolor floral foliage designs. Badly damaged, both metal and enamel broken 7 ccm on one side. Companion cup to 9-224.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup: enamel, accession number 9-224, described as Cup, “Canton enamel”. Green interior, exterior has black key-fret design around rim; multicolor floral and foliage designs. Badly damaged in 3 places, 10 cm crack. Companion cup to 9-223.
Hearst Museum object titled Dish: cloisonne, accession number 9-211, described as Old cloisonne dish; dark green; design in white, red, violet, and gold
Hearst Museum object titled Flask, accession number 9-23850, described as Aluminum hot water flask. A lithographic transfer on a red ground depicts a building complex facing a boulevard with a row of trees and several vehicles. The building resembles the Minorities Palace (民族宮Minzu gong), which would make the broad avenue Chang’an Boulevard. Lights and fireworks that brighten the red night sky likely refer to a National Day celebration, perhaps the tenth anniversary of the PRC in 1959, when the Minorities Palace was completed. A logo is impressed on the bottom part of the thermos: “Sunflower” (向阳 Xiangyang), with a sunflower image and “-2-.” Sunflowers, which continuously turn toward the sun, signified the loyal citizens who turn toward the Communist Party and Mao Zedong. A similar sunflower logo appears on the top of the lid.
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 Flask, accession number 9-23851, described as Aluminum hot water flask. The body is decorated with a photographic transfer of a golden wheat field; electrical pylons indicate rural electrification. Hovering over a wheat field are two large red characters outlined in white. They read “Bumper Harvest”. A logo is impressed on the bottom edge of the flask: Sunflower (向阳 Xiangyang), with a sunflower image and marked “-1-.” A similar logo is impressed on the top of the lid, but in a different arrangement.
Hearst Museum object titled Flask, accession number 9-23854, described as Aluminum hot water flask. The red-ground features an elliptical shape with an image of a pavilion on the southern lake of the three lakes at the west side of the Imperial City, Beijing (which is to say, Zhongnanhai, the leadership compound). Willow branches at the top are complemented by a magnolia blossom at the bottom. Onthe upper left is a red inscription in seal script that reads “Fishing Pavilion” (打魚亭Da yu ting). At the top of the image is the “Deer Brand” logo with a deer flanked by the two characters (鹿牌Lu pai) stamped on the surface. “Souvenir of Zhongnan hai” (中南海留念Zhongnanhai liunian) is inscribed below. Acquisition Data: Gift of journalist Melinda Liu, Beijing. 2013-01-10. Lent to Charles B. Wang Center, SUNY Stony Brook, June-Dec. 2017, for the exhibition “The Way of Tea.”

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