shallow bowl

Title

shallow bowl

Creator

unknown Chinese

metalworker; enameler; calligrapher

Chinese

People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Date

1961[?]

Type

bowl (vessel)

work

Medium

porcelain enamel

metal

pressing; high firing

Extent

18.2 cm ( 7 3/16 inches) [circumference at the mouth] x 2.75 cm (1 3/16 inches) [height]

Identifier

SC-17-06

SC-17-06.jpg

Rights

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

Description

This white bowl is decorated with a transfer of Mao's calligraphy in red, surrounded by a blue airplane and cloud pattern on the flat rim. The inscription reads: "Increase vigilance; defend the homeland" [in Chinese characters - Tigao jingti baowei zuguo Mao Zedong]. A green bowstring decorates the outer edge of the rim.

pictorial seal: "Airplane Brand, Type II, Hangzhou Enamel Factory" [in Chinese characters - 61. 7. 2 (6) Feiji pai yi xing Hangzhou tangei chang].

on bottom of bowl

This object was acquired by the donor at Baoguosi in May 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/5120

Coverage

Cultural Revolution

modern Chinese styles and periods

Hongzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Provenance

Gift of Alfreda Murck

Dublin Core