43 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with an inscription from 1948 when land reform was beginning. Mao’s “Highest Directive” (最高指示Zuigao zhishi) cautioned government leaders of the risks of inappropriate policies and tactics. “Policy and tactics are the lifeblood of the Party. All levels of leader and comrade must carefully pay attention, and absolutely must not be negligent” (政策和策略是党的生命, 各级领导同志务必充分注意，万万不可粗心大意” Zhengce he celue shi dang de shengming; geji lingdao tongzhi wubi chongfen zhuyi, wanwan buke cuxin tayi). The top of the body is decorated with the long-lived nandina plant and sprayed with orange pigment. A brown bowstring decorates the rim.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Tianjin municipality, Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
March 10, 2005
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1969
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 12 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription on foot: The Masses Tianjin Establishing New Enamel Factory (大众 天津市立新搪瓷厂 9. . . 三. Dazhong Tianjin shi Lixin tangci chang), partially illegible. Condition: Enamel loss.