shallow bowl

Title

shallow bowl

Creator

unknown Chinese

metalworker; enameler; calligrapher

Chinese

People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Date

c. 1966

Type

bowl (vessel)

work

Medium

porcelain enamel

metal

pressing; high firing

Extent

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

Identifier

SC-17-07

SC-17-07.jpg

Rights

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

Description

The white center of the bowl is printed with a quote from Chairman Mao's speech, delivered on August 10, 1966 to the Revolutionary masses in Beijing. It ends, "carry the Cultural Revolution through to the end." The flat rim is sprayed light blue. The outer edge of the rim is decorated with a dark blue bowstring.

[illegible mark] on bottom of bowl

This object was acquired by the donor by gift from a friend in November 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/5122

Coverage

Cultural Revolution

modern Chinese styles and periods