69 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The décor is dominated by two large artificial flowers of the sort that are pinned on the lapels of honorees at ceremonies. On the right a stenciled design shows three flags standing on a terraced farm beside a dam. At the upper right a red inscription reads: “The glory of going Up to the mountains, Down to the countryside” (上山下乡 光荣Shangshan Xiaxiang guangrong). The rim is cobalt blue.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Production place:
Beijing municipality, Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1974
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 9 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription on foot: The Masses, Beijing Daily-use Enamel Factory, September 1974 (大众 北京市日用搪瓷厂 74. 9 (1) Dazhong Beijing shi riyong tangci chang). Condition: Chips, chips with associated rusting, wear.