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Title
bowl
Creator
unknown Chinese
ceramicist; glazer (applying glaze)
Chinese
People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]
Date
1969
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-17-15
SC-17-15
SC-17-15.jpg
Rights
To request permission to publish or reproduce this work, please contact the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.
Description
Five hand-brushed black characters on the upper part of the outer body form a slogan: "The Revolutionary committee is good" {in Chinese characters - geming weiyuan hui hao]. Each character is framed by a decal or stamp of a purple ring and three sunflowers with yellow centers and green leaves. Decorative flourishes join the separate images.
kiln mark on bottom of bowl: Zi River porcelain factory, Hunan 1969 [in Chinese characters - Hunan Zijiang cichang 1969]; interior of bowl has the Chinese character "yu."
This article was acquired by the donor on February 15, 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/5114
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/5114