Object name: Mug and lid / Object class: Mugs (cups) / Production place: Jiangxi province, Southern China - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Mug and lid Object class Mugs (cups) Production place Jiangxi province, Southern China

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23552a,b, described as The deep-pink glaze leaves two lobed panels in reserve. One contains a hand-painted red bird on a pine branch, the other has hand-painted peony blossoms. The pink-ground is incised with a design that continues on the lid. Fu-mei Williams told me that her former mother-in-law had a complete set of this ware when she left China in 1942.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23549a,b, described as The exterior decorated with a snow scene that features a red pavilion and snow-laden pine tree next to a lake. A snowy pine branch decorates the lid. Shop keeper told me (Freda) that it is a recent revival of an early 1980s potter who copied a famous snow-scene ceramic painter of the 1950s.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23510a,b, described as A colored decal shows a busy grand hall in a mountain setting. On the lower right a small square red seal reads 安源 Anyuan, the coal and steel town on he Jiangxi-Hunan boarder made famous by a labor strike in 1922, and celebrated in Liu Chunhua’s 1967 painting Mao goes to Anyuan (although Mao apparently never visited the coal mines and was not there in 1922). Lid identical to CM39. Inscription: On foot: “Made in Jingdezhen, China” (中国景德鎮 Zhongguo Jingdezhen)

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23487a,b, described as Hand painted large red flower along with smaller dark ones and leaves. Lid has a pink flower with red leaves. Inscription: Kiln mark (partially illegible): “Product of number three ceramic hand…production cooperative, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province” (江西省景德镇市第三瓷器手…生产…出品 Jiangxi sheng Jingdezhen shi di san ciqi shou… shengchan … chupin)

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23491a,b, described as Hand-potted. Body has a hand-painted decal landscape in which a figure sits on a riverbank. Two birds fly above pale blue mountains in the distance. Inscription: “Clear breeze on the river” (江上清风 Jiangshang qingfeng). Lid: “Long live Mao Zedong thought” (毛泽东思想万岁Mao Zedong sixiang wansui). Kiln mark: “Product 1 of No. five ceramic art production cooperative, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province” (江西省景市第五瓷器工兿生產合作社出(5)品Jiangxi sheng jing shi di wu ciqi gongyi shengchan hezuo she chupin 5).

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23514a,b, described as The body decorated with a decal of the Yangtze Bridge at Nanjing, which was dedicated 1 October 1968; the reverse side inscribed with a quote from Mao Zedong’s often-read essay: Commemorating Norman Bethune. The lid is inscribed in formal calligraphy. Inscription: Lid: “Long live the great thought of Mao Zedong!” (偉大的毛澤東思想萬歲 weida de Mao Zedong sixiang wansui!); kiln mark on foot combines English and Chinese: “CHINA Jingdezhen, China” (CHINA 中国景德鎮 Zhongguo Jingdezhen)

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23544a,b, described as Blue and white decoration, scrolling peony pattern in a band on the upper-body. Floral pattern encircling the knob on the lid. Blue bowstrings.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23507a,b, described as The body features hand-painted image of a young woman in pants and bibbed top. Gazing to the right side. She places her right hand and foot on a rock while her left hand holds a spear. The reverse side is inscribed with Chairman Mao’s quote. Inscription: Reverse: “Quote from Chairman Mao: They love their battle array, not silks and satins” (毛主席语录不愛紅粧愛武裝Mao zhuxi yulu buai hongzhuang ai wuzhuang). Lid: “Serve the people” (為人民服務 wei renmin fuwu). On foot hand written in red: “Drafting Committee of the city of Jingdezhen” (景德鎮市草委會Jingdezhen shi caoweihui).

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23509a,b, described as The front is decorated with a cluster of village buildings amidst mountains and trees. On the lower right a small red square seal reads: “Respect old courtyards” (敬老院 jinglao yuan). The lid is decorated with green mountains. Inscription: On foot: “Made in Jingdezhen, China” (中国景德鎮 Zhongguo Jingdezhen)

Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23519a,b, described as The exterior is hand-painted decal with a pavilion and pine trees near a river with travelers on a ferry boat. The reverse side has a poem. A band of scrolling flowers surrounds the rim and a red bowstring is at the foot. The lid features four characters above a patterned band; the knob is topped with red flower motif. Inscription: Decal of couplet in regular script: “Green clothing just coming out, spring in Jiangnan/ light sail on a distant shore, a journey of ten-thousand li” (綠衣初发江南春遠浦轻帆万里程 lü yi chufa Jiangnan chun, yuan pu qingfan wanli cheng); lid: “Sampling fragrant tea” (品味香茗 pinwei xiangming); on foot: “Jingdezhen, China MADE IN CHINA” (中国景德鎮 Zhongguo Jingdezhen MADE IN CHINA)