Box base

Object Details

• Provenance

  From 1935-37 to 1991

  John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]

  From 1991

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

  Notes:

  [1] Excavated by the donor outside the North Gate at Changsha between September 1935 and August 1937. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

• Credit Line

  Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Name

  Cox, John Hadley

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Changsha ware, Art, Chinese Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)