bowl

5118

Dublin Core

Title

bowl

Creator

unknown Chinese
metalworker; enameler; calligrapher
Chinese
People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Date

c. 1970

Type

bowl (vessel)
work

Medium

porcelain enamel
metal
pressing; high firing

Extent

14.2 cm (5 2/3 inches) [circumference at mouth] x 6.35 cm 2 1/2 inches) [height]

Identifier

SC-17-10
SC-17-10
SC-17-10.jpg

Rights

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

Description

The white bowl is decorated with a blue bowstring on the rim. A green geometric pattern frames the red inscription stenciled on the exterior. The inscription reads: "Do not live off past gains. Make new contributions" [in Chinese characters - Buyao chi laoben yao li xingong].
[illegible mark]
on the bottom of bowl
This object was acquired by the donor at Liulichang, west on December 11, 2003

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/5118

Coverage

Cultural Revolution
modern Chinese styles and periods
People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Provenance

Gift of Alfreda Murck

Artwork Item Type Metadata

URL

http://hvvacc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/sdma/id/5118