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Hearst Museum object titled Mirror, accession number 9-23844, described as Rectangular mirror in original wooden frame decorated with a decal of Mao Zedong and General Zhu De. Their portraits are framed with roundels of wheat representing the peasant class. They are flanked by six flags of the new PRC. Below is yellow bunting held in place with pink blossoms. Above is a five-pointed yellow star on a red ground encircled by a green cog representing the working class.

Hearst Museum object titled Washbasin, accession number 9-23975, described as Vitreous enamel washbasin, 36.5 cm dia. 1968, People’s Republic of China The interior is decorated with a stenciled image of a train crossing grassland. Below are two roses in full blossom, one red and one orange. Above the train is a red inscription “Aspiring to travel far and make a difference” (志在四方Zhi zai sifang). Pink edge and dark blue bowstring decorates the rim. The exterior is decorated with stenciled green wheat pattern. Inscription: Base: “Dazhong product, State-operated Shanghai No. 6 Enamel Factory 68.8-13” (大众产品国营上海搪瓷六厂68. 8-13 Dazhong chanpin guoying Shanghai tangci liu chang 68.8-Shanghai, China