Rice bowl

Museum number:
9-23570
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023570
Alternate number:
CB17 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4796
Description:
Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed Porcelain Diameter at rim: 12.2 cm Date: Mao era, probably early 1960s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The front features a blue decal of a woman holding large stalks of wheat flanked by four printed characters in red: “Joyfully reporting a bumper harvest” (xi喜, bao报, feng丰, shou收). Each character is set within double circles; an inscription is on the reverse. Double bowstring in blue around rim. Inscription: Body: “Take self-initiative to ensure ample clothing and sufficient food” (自己动手丰衣足食 ziji dongshou fengyi zushi). No seal. Place of Origin: China Condition: Small chips on the rim. Acquisition Data: Beijing 2003-2010
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Beijing
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
2003-2010
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
Mao era, probably early 1960s
Accession date:
February 19, 2016
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23570, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed Porcelain Diameter at rim: 12.2 cm Date: Mao era, probably early 1960s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The front features a blue decal of a woman holding large stalks of wheat flanked by four printed characters in red: “Joyfully reporting a bumper harvest” (xi喜, bao报, feng丰, shou收). Each character is set within double circles; an inscription is on the reverse. Double bowstring in blue around rim. Inscription: Body: “Take self-initiative to ensure ample clothing and sufficient food” (自己动手丰衣足食 ziji dongshou fengyi zushi). No seal. Place of Origin: China Condition: Small chips on the rim. Acquisition Data: Beijing 2003-2010Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23570, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed Porcelain Diameter at rim: 12.2 cm Date: Mao era, probably early 1960s Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The front features a blue decal of a woman holding large stalks of wheat flanked by four printed characters in red: “Joyfully reporting a bumper harvest” (xi喜, bao报, feng丰, shou收). Each character is set within double circles; an inscription is on the reverse. Double bowstring in blue around rim. Inscription: Body: “Take self-initiative to ensure ample clothing and sufficient food” (自己动手丰衣足食 ziji dongshou fengyi zushi). No seal. Place of Origin: China Condition: Small chips on the rim. Acquisition Data: Beijing 2003-2010

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