Box with cover

Object Details

• Provenance

  From 1966-70 to 2014

  Joan Feldman, acquired in the Philippines between 1966 and 1970. [1]

  From 2014

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Joan Feldman, Potomac, Maryland. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] The box was acquired in the Philippines by Mrs. Joan Feldman and her late husband, Horace, when they lived in Manila for a State Department posting. See Curatorial Remarks 1 and 3 in the object record.

  [2] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Joan J. Feldman

• Origin

  Zhangzhou kilns, Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Joan J. Feldman in memory of Horace Z. Feldman

• Type

  Container

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1630s, 1570s

• Name

  Feldman, Joan J.

• Place

  China, Zhangzhou kilns, Fujian province, Zhangzhou

• Topic

  Rabbits, Porcelain, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Ceramics, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Egrets, Lotus, Zhangzhou ware, Herons

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Containers