56a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug with lid. The white ground is stenciled with a countryside scene of green fields, blue and orange mountains. The half inch below the rim is spray painted pink, below which is a red inscription: Cherishing the rising sun, taking root in the mountain village (胸怀朝阳 扎根山村Xiong huai chaoyang zhagen shancun). Blue bowstring decorates the rim. The lid is sprayed with sky blue around the edge.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Beijing municipality, Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
February 12, 2004
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 14 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Foot: The Masses, Beijing Daily Enamel Factory, December 6, 1969 (大众 北京市日用搪瓷厂 69 12. 6 Dazhong Beijing shi riyong tangci chang). Condition: Stains on the interior wall, rust and enamel chips, a small hole on foot.