Tray

Museum number:
9-23873
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MT 36 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel tray. On a yellow ground, the tray is stenciled with a scene of a mother and her daughter standing on a riverbank under maple trees, with the mother pointing to the Beihai Park across the river. Pale blue edge and cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. In the 1950s imperial parks were opened to the general public.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
People's Republic of China
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trays
Production date:
1950s
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— diameter 30.2 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Back: illustrated mark in the form of a coin, surrounded by characters “Made by Yifeng Enamel Factory, Gold Coin Brand” (金錢牌 益豐搪瓷廠製 Jinqian pai Yifeng tangci chang zhi) Condition: Chips and scratches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tray, accession number 9-23873, described as Enamel tray. On a yellow ground, the tray is stenciled with a scene of a mother and her daughter standing on a riverbank under maple trees, with the mother pointing to the Beihai Park across the river. Pale blue edge and cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. In the 1950s imperial parks were opened to the general public.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tray, accession number 9-23873, described as Enamel tray. On a yellow ground, the tray is stenciled with a scene of a mother and her daughter standing on a riverbank under maple trees, with the mother pointing to the Beihai Park across the river. Pale blue edge and cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. In the 1950s imperial parks were opened to the general public.

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