19a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug with lid. The proportionally elongated, yellow-ground is stenciled with images of the Tiananmen Square on the forefront and the Kremlin on the left, echoing the inscription: Long live the Sino-Soviet Friendship and Union (中蘇友好團結萬歲Zhongsu youhao tuanjie wansui). Cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The handle is partially decorated in black. Orange is sprayed on the lid.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Curio City (Guwancheng), Beijing, China
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
May 6, 2011
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
early 1950s
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 13 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Pictorial mark on foot: Gold Coin Brand, Manufactured by Yifeng Enamel Factory, 18 (金錢牌 益豐搪瓷廠製18 Jinqian pai Yifeng tangci chang zhi) Condition: Stains, minor cracks, some enamel loss with repair.