cup

5101

Dublin Core

Title

cup

Creator

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

Date

c. 1967

Type

drinking vessel
work

Medium

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

Extent

5.5 cm (2 3/16 inches) [height]

Identifier

SC-18-02
SC-18-02
SC-18-02.jpg

Rights

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

Description

The body is decorated with a green decal of four dancing women representing people from all over the world; on the reverse is a green decal with the slogan, "Listen to Chairman Mao's words [in Chinese characters - ting Mao zhuxi de hua]." There is a decorative blue band surrounding the rim. There is no kiln mark.
This article was acquired by the donor on January 24, 2003 at Beijing Curio City (Guwancheng).

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/5101

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/5101