bowl

Title

bowl

Creator

unknown Chinese

metalworker; enameler; calligrapher

Chinese

People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Date

1966

Type

bowl (vessel)

work

Medium

porcelain enamel

metal

pressing; high firing

Extent

18.5 cm (7 1/4 inches) [diameter at mouth] x 7.62 cm (3 inches) [height]

Identifier

SC-17-09

SC-17-09.jpg

Rights

To request permission to publish or reproduce this work, please contact the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.

Description

The white ground of the bowl is decorated with a dark blue bowstring on the rim. Just below the rim on the exterior wall is a bunch of pine needles, first stenciled in red and then sprayed green, signifying endurance and high principle. Below the pine needles is a red inscription: "Learn from Comrade Men He" [in Chinese characters - Xiang Men He Tongzhi xuexi].

partially illegible: "The Masses. Beijing Exhibition Road Enamel" [in Chinese characters - Dazhong Beijing shi Zhanlanlu tangci].

on bottom of bowl

This object was acquired by the donor at Baoguosi on September 26, 2002.

Subject

cultural artifacts; propaganda

Source

Donor's notes

Publisher

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. State University of New York at New Paltz (New Paltz, New York, United States)

Study Collection. Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art

Relation

http://hvvacc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/sdma/id/5112

Coverage

Cultural Revolution

modern Chinese styles and periods