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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 9-23541a,b, described as On the front, a decal of a yellow forklift with a red seat. Gold ring on the lid, rim and foot.
Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 5-853a,b, described as beer mug and palm leaf coil lid
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 9-23506a,b, described as The front has a decal of a young woman steel worker holding a yard arm. She wears an orange shirt and a full-length black apron. The back is printed with inscription given below. Inscription: “Industry should learn from Daqing” (工业学大庆 gongye xue Daqing). Foot: pictorial seal with seagull over blue mountain and sea. “Manufactured in Tangshan” (唐山制造 Tangshan zhizao) is displayed against a motif hinting at the crenelated Great Wall.
Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23480a,b, described as Decorated with a green decal of the once-annual encounter between the Herd Boy and Weaving Maiden (Niu Lang and Zhi Nu). The female deity wears lavish costume and seems to have descended from heaven. The Herd Boy wears a scholar’s robe and is accompanied by an ox. Above the image are four characters reading from left to right: “Herd boy and weaving maiden” (牛郎織女 Niu Lang Zhi Nü). On the reverse, a green decal of birds and clouds. Lid is decorated with two green decals of birds. Knob is crisscrossed with blue lines. Fired on three spurs. No kiln mark.
Hearst Museum object titled Mug and lid, accession number 9-23539a,b, described as Gold ring on the lid and rim. Ink bamboo on the pale-yellow body, with a design of a seal that reads bamboo (竹 zhu)
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)

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