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Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23917, described as Enamel mug. The body is stenciled with an image of a beacon above wave patterns, both in pale brown, topped by a band of abstract sunflower patterns, with red pigments filling the space in between. A black inscription stretches across the beacon image: Listen to Chairman Mao’s words (听毛主席的话 Ting Mao Zhuxi de hua). A green bowstring decorates the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23926, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a branch of snow-laden plum blossom against an azure background. Above in red running script is a poetic couplet from Mao Zedong’s 1962 poem Winter Clouds (冬云Dong yun). RMB 70.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23929, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with an inscription from 1948 when land reform was beginning. Mao’s “Highest Directive” (最高指示Zuigao zhishi) cautioned government leaders of the risks of inappropriate policies and tactics. “Policy and tactics are the lifeblood of the Party. All levels of leader and comrade must carefully pay attention, and absolutely must not be negligent” (政策和策略是党的生命, 各级领导同志务必充分注意，万万不可粗心大意” Zhengce he celue shi dang de shengming; geji lingdao tongzhi wubi chongfen zhuyi, wanwan buke cuxin tayi). The top of the body is decorated with the long-lived nandina plant and sprayed with orange pigment. A brown bowstring decorates the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23947, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with military aircrafts above the sky. The top of the body is stenciled with a red inscription: Make an all-out effort. Make an all-out effort. Devote oneself to annihilating the enemy invaders (全力以赴，務歼入侵之敌敵。Quanli yifu, wu jian ruqin zhi di). Blue bowstring decorates the rim. RMB 75

Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23931, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with an image of a radiating red sun on the sea horizon, accompanied by green military ships and blue silhouettes of aircrafts. On each side of the sun is a red inscription: Sailing the sea depends of 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). Brown bowstring decorates the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Mug with lid, accession number 9-23934a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. The white ground is stenciled with an image of a torch flanked on each side by an inscription: A single spark can start a prairie fire (星星之火可以燎原 Xingxing zhi huo keyi liaoyuan), a quotation from Mao Zedong. The light of given off by the torch is represented by a flourish of yellow and orange pigment. Brown bowstring decorates the rim. Pink decorates the rim of the lid.