Rice bowl

Museum number:
9-23583
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
CB36 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4796
Description:
Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 11.5 cm Date: 1969 or later Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior features a band of stamped on repeating motifs showing a large radiating sun behind buildings that represent the farm where Mao Zedong was raised. The inscription reads: The Red Sun rises from Shaoshan (韶山升起红太阳 Shaoshan shengqi hongtaiyang); sunflower blossom in green printed beneath each motif; the interior embossed with a character 孟 meng. Inscription: Circular red kiln mark on foot: “Zi River porcelain factory of Hunan 1969” (湖南资江瓷厂 Hunan zijiang cichang 1969) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province Condition: Very good with minor wear Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan Price: 60-70 RMB. Date: 2005-11-26.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Panjiayuan Market, Beijing, China
Verbatim coll. place:
Panjiayuan Market, Beijing
Production place:
Yiyang, Hunan Province, Southern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
November 26, 2005
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
1969 or later
Accession date:
February 19, 2016
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rice bowl, accession number 9-23583, described as Object Name: Rice bowl Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: 11.5 cm Date: 1969 or later Country: People’s Republic of China Description: The exterior features a band of stamped on repeating motifs showing a large radiating sun behind buildings that represent the farm where Mao Zedong was raised. The inscription reads: The Red Sun rises from Shaoshan (韶山升起红太阳 Shaoshan shengqi hongtaiyang); sunflower blossom in green printed beneath each motif; the interior embossed with a character 孟 meng. Inscription: Circular red kiln mark on foot: “Zi River porcelain factory of Hunan 1969” (湖南资江瓷厂 Hunan zijiang cichang 1969) Place of Origin: Yiyang, Hunan Province Condition: Very good with minor wear Acquisition Data: Panjiayuan Price: 60-70 RMB. Date: 2005-11-26.

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