Not currently on display at the V&A

Mug and Cover

ca. 1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decoration: Quotation from Mao Zedong's 'Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art'. On lid 'Long Live the Great Thoughts of Mao Zedong'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Lid
  • Cup
Materials and techniques
Porcelain printed in black and red enamel
Brief description
Mug and cover, Jingdezhen, China, 1979, porcelain with transfer printing, Chairman Mao quotation
Physical description
Decoration: Quotation from Mao Zedong's 'Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art'. On lid 'Long Live the Great Thoughts of Mao Zedong'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.5cm
  • Width: 8.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped marks on base: 'Jingdezhen Zhongguo', 'CHINA' and '=K='.
Gallery label
29. MUG Made Jingdezhen, China, 1979 Porcelain with transfer printing Given by Verity Wilson FE.3&A-1981 The text quotes Mao Zedong's 'Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Art and Literature' (1942); "Only by speaking for the masses can you educate them, and only by being their pupil can you be their teacher . . . ' The lid reads, 'Long live Great Mao Zedong Thought!' The mug form here is of no consequence; the message is all. [20th century gallery]
Credit line
Given by Miss Verity Wilson
Object history
Bought by the donor in the Baihuo Dalou, Wangfujing, Beijing in 1972
Historical context
The talks on literature and art took place at Yenan in Shensi province in May 1942.
Production
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, CHINA
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Times (?), review of Boilerhouse 'Taste' exhibition
Collection
Accession number
FE.3&A-1981

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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