Object class: Bowls (vessels) / Production place: Beijing municipality, Northern China - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23600, described as Object Name: Bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 16.3 cm Date: Great Leap 1959-1961 Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior decorated with repeated abstracted images of cotton balls (?), and two characters meaning Provident Harvest (丰收 fengshou) enclosed in floral motifs. Inscription: Red circular kiln mark “Great China” (大华 da hua) Place of Origin: probably Beijing Condition: Good, Signs of wear Acquisition Data: Baoguosi 报国寺 Price: 60 RMB. Date: 2002-03-07.

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 9-23593, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 12.9 cm Date: 1960s-early 70s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior decorated with a red decal of a boy and a girl collecting wheat under a radiating sun alternating with an stylized image of a wheat bundle with the slogan “Increase productivity and economize” (增产节约 zengchan jieyue). Inscription: Red circular kiln mark “Great China” (大华 da hua) Place of Origin: probably Beijing Condition: Chips and cracks Acquisition Data: Beijing, 2002-2010