Mug

Museum number:
9-23948
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023948
Alternate number:
62 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with an image of three submarines on the sea. Beyond is a red sun on the horizon. Below the image is a red inscription: Blue bowstring decorates the rim. The mug marks the second anniversary of Mao Zedong’s personal approval of the Yuanwang (远望) class of tracking ship. It was first proposed by Zhou Enlai in 1965, approved by Mao in 1968, and in 1970 was being built in Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Chongqing municipality, Southwest 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:
1970
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 9.5 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: “Commemorating the 2nd anniversary of the great ‘July 18th’ Instruction; a souvenir gift of the 909 Construction Project (庆祝伟大“七．一八”批示两周年 九〇九工程建设留念 Qingzhu weida “qi. yiba” pishi liang zhounian jiu ling jiu gongcheng jianshe liunian). Illustrated mark on foot: China Lighthouse Brand, Chongqing No. 1 Enamel Factory, May 1970 (中国灯塔牌 重庆搪瓷一廠 1970. 5. (2) Zhongguo Dengta pai Chongqing tangci yi chang). Condition: Enamel chips, stains on the interior.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mug, accession number 9-23948, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with an image of three submarines on the sea. Beyond is a red sun on the horizon. Below the image is a red inscription: Blue bowstring decorates the rim. The mug marks the second anniversary of Mao Zedong’s personal approval of the Yuanwang (远望) class of tracking ship. It was first proposed by Zhou Enlai in 1965, approved by Mao in 1968, and in 1970 was being built in Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mug, accession number 9-23948, described as Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with an image of three submarines on the sea. Beyond is a red sun on the horizon. Below the image is a red inscription: Blue bowstring decorates the rim. The mug marks the second anniversary of Mao Zedong’s personal approval of the Yuanwang (远望) class of tracking ship. It was first proposed by Zhou Enlai in 1965, approved by Mao in 1968, and in 1970 was being built in Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard.

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