tea glass

Title

tea glass

Creator

unknown Chinese

Chinese

People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Date

c. 1975

Type

glassware

work

Medium

glass; decal

glassworking; decoration (process)

Extent

9.3 cm (3 2/3 inches) [height]

Identifier

SC-18-07

SC-18-07.jpg

Rights

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

Description

The tea glass is decorated with brown, red and white decal with plum blossom and a poem from "Poems by Mao Zedong" [in Chinese characters, Mao Zedong shici]. Mao's poem "Ode to the Plum Blossom" [in Chinese characters, Yong Mei] is written in black on a white open book, with red seals beside the text and floral decoration beneath the book.

The poem [in Chinese characters] reads: "to the melody Bu suan zi. Wind and rain escorted Spring's departure, Flying snow welcomes Spring's return. On the ice-clad rock rising high and sheer, a beautiful blossoming branch. Beautiful but not competing with spring, only wanting to be spring's harbinger. When the mountain flowers are in full bloom, she will smile in their midst. - ode to the plum blossom.

side of the glass

This item was acquired by the donor on March 6, 2003 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China.

Subject

cultural artifacts; poetry

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/5106

Coverage

Cultural Revolution

modern Chinese styles and periods