Washbasin 5 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel washbasin. The center is stenciled with two pandas amongst bamboo trees and bamboo shoots. The one in the front raises its head to look at the bamboo leaves on the upper right; the other holds a bunch of bamboo leaves. The upper interior wall is decorated with a green stripe of reverse bamboo patterns. Green edge and a dark blue bowstring decorates the rim. On the exterior wall has a dark green abstract floral pattern. Acquisition data: Baoguosi, Beijing. RMB 20. 2006-07-13
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
July 13, 2006
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Production date:
1972
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— diameter 30 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Base: State-operated Shanghai No. 4 Enamel Factory, Type II, October 1972. 国营 上海搪瓷四厂 乙型 72-(13) 10月 Guoying Shanghai tangci si chang yi xing … yuefen) Condition: Wear, enamel chips, scuffs on foot of the base.