Object class: Containers for serving and consuming food / Production place: Hunan province, Southern China - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23535a,b, described as Mug with lid from Great Hall of the People. The mug has a decal in monochrome of branches of the Welcoming Pine. The same motif is repeated on the lid. Missing its saucer. Inscription: Blue square kiln mark on foot: “Liling, China” (中國醴陵 Zhongguo Liling)

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, lid, saucer and doily, accession number 9-23550a-d, described as Mug with lid, saucer, and doily. The cup has a monochrome decal of the Welcoming pine tree. On the mug, at the lower right, an oval red mark reads “Great Hall” (大會堂 Dahuitang). Black decal pine branches are on the lid and saucer. Lid has the disctinctive flat slope and ball knob of the Liling kilns. The original paper doily is printed in blue with an image of the Great Hall of the People and the name in both English and Chinese.