Enamel cup. The white ground features a cobalt blue inscription “Love the Motherland No. 2 Primary School 246” (愛國二小 246 Aiguo er xiao), with the Chinese characters reading from right to left and a bowstring of the same dark blue around the rim. It was probably made for pupils at the primary school.
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
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Production date:
early 1950s
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 5.6 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: No seal mark. Condition: Cracks and wear. Rust and losses of enamel especially on the base.