bowl

5113

Dublin Core

Title

bowl

Creator

unknown Chinese
ceramicist; glazer (applying glaze)
Chinese
People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Date

late 1950s-1960s

Type

bowl (vessel)
work

Medium

porcelain (material); glaze
ceramics (object genre); ceramic process; glazing (coating)

Extent

16 cm (6 1/3 inches) [circumference at mouth]; 5.5 cm (2 3/16 inches) [height]

Identifier

SC-17-13
SC-17-13
SC-17-13.jpg

Rights

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

Description

The exterior of the bowl, at the top of the rim, features a double red bowstring framing a red geometric design broken by a stylized green flower. Beneath the bottom bowstring, four bold outlined Chinese characters read: "Be industrious and thrifty in managing household" [qinjian chijia]. A red bowstring decorates the top of the foot of the bowl.
red circular mark: "Product of Nantong Ceramic Factory, Jiangsu" [in Chinese charactors - Jiangsu Nantong cichang chupin]
bottom of the bowl
This article was acquired by the donor in 2001-2005

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/5113

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/5113