CM67 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4796
Description:
Train mug. A colored decal depicts the God of Longevity and a deer, accompanied by auspicious symbols of bat and peach. The reverse has a red symbol of the Chinese Railway System, below which is written: “Souvenir travel cup” (旅游纪念杯 lüyou jinian bei). A gold bowstring surrounds foot.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Jiangxi province, Southern China and Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
February 12, 2004
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
1985-1995
Accession date:
February 19, 2016
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 8.9 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Illustrated mark on foot: “Made in China” (中国景德鎮 Zhongguo Jingdezhen)