Box, no lid

Object Details

• Provenance

  From ? to 1991

  John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada, acquired from a friend in the Philippines. [1]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office. See also Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

• Origin

  Fujian province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

• Type

  Container

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1200s, 1300s

• Name

  Cox, John Hadley

• Place

  China, Fujian province

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ceramics, Dehua ware

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Containers